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svaatM~yaao<ar ihndI khainayaaoM maoM naarI jaIvana ko samast pxaaoM ka p`BaavaSaalaI ica~Na doKnao
kao imalata hO.naarI ko vaOyai@tk, pairvaairk evaM saamaaijak jaIvana kao yaqaaqa-pUNa- Z,Mga sao
AiBavya@t krnaovaalaI khainayaa^M [sa kala maoM hja,araoM kI saM#yaa maoM p`kaiSat hao gayaI hOM.[namaoM
naarI Aismata kI AiBavyai@t pyaa-Pt maa~a maoM hu[- hO.[na khainayaaoM maoM sao kuC EaoYz khainayaaoM
ka ivaSlaoYaNa evaM ivavaocana [sa AQyaaya maoM ikyaa jaata hO.
‘inaSaa’ BaartIya samaaja pu$Ya p`Qaana samaaja hO.sa%trao%tr kala maoM naarI saamaaijak
banQanaaoM kao taoD,kr baahr AayaI hO.SaOixak Aaiqa-k AaOr vaOcaairk dRiYT sao vah sajaga hu[-
hO.[sasao naarI saMbanQaI prMpragat maanyatae^M badla rhI hOM.Aaja nar AaOr naarI daonaaoM samaana
Qaratla pr iSaxaa ga`hNa krto hO AaOr saamaaijak xao~aoM maoM kaya- krto hOM.iSaxaa panao pr
AaQauinak yauvaityaa^M puranaI maanyataAaoM AaOr prMpraAaoM kao nakarnao ko ilae saSa@t bana jaatI
hO.[tnaa hI nahIM; ApnaI hI svatM~ phcaana banaanaa BaI caahtI hO.
maMjaula Bagat Wara ilaiKt ‘inaSaa’ maoM inaSaa ko $p maoM ek saSa@t cair~ kI
saRiYT khanaIkar nao kI hO.paMca baihnaaoM ko pirvaar maoM inaSaa caaOqao naMbar ka hO.caaOqaI baoTI haonao
ko karNa ]sao jyaada laaD, Pyaar nahIM imalaa.svayaM kao vah KuSaiksmat samaJatI hO.SaadI krvaanao
ko ilae maohmaanaaoM ko saamanao pa^Mca laD,ikyaaoM kI p`diSa-naI inaSaa kao AcCa nahIM lagaa.baI ,e ko baad
inaSaa ko ilae BaI iptajaI jaaor- Saaor sao var ZU^Mznao lagao.vyai@t%va ko ivakasa AaOr Aa%mainaBa-rta
ko ilae iSaixat haonaa Ait AavaSyak hO.yah phcaanakr inaSaa Aagao pZ,naa caahtI hO.tba inaSaa
khtI hO ik “SaadI-vaadI mauJao ABaI nahIM krnaI caaho iptajaI mauJao ijanda hI @yaaoM na caunavaa
doM’’.1 saflata kI ]ccatr saIiZyaa^M caZ,nao kao vah Aatur hO, dUsaro pr inaBa-r rhnaa vah psaMd
nahIM krtI hO AaOr Apnaa jaIvana ApnaI majaI- ko Anausaar jaInaa caahtI hO.ema ,e , ko baad pI ,
1 gaulamaaohr ko gaucCo -maMjaula Bagat, pR. 79.
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eca , DI ,ko ska^lariSap pr vah Gar CaoD,kr AmarIka jaatI hO AaOr pI , eca , DI , krto krto
ek naaOkrI BaI lao laotI hO.inaSaa ko ‘@vaailaifkoSansa’ ko saaqa sauyaaogya var ZU^MZnao maoM kiznaa[-
haogaa [sailae iptajaI nao k[- baar inaSaa kao laaOT Aanao kao kha, laoikna vah tOyaar nahIM hO.[tnao
maoM pirvaar ko Anya bahnaaoM kI naavaoM SaadI ko baad tufana maoM idSaa KaojatI hO.
qaIisasa sabaimaT kr vaapsa laaOTnao kI tOyaairyaa^M krto samaya iptajaI kI maR%yau
kI Kbar ]sao imalatI hO AaOr vah jaldI hI Gar laaOT AatI hO. gaRh-naaTk ko inado-Sak-inamaa-ta
ko gaayaba hao jaanao ko baad Gar ka KalaIpna AaOr maa^ ka baobasaI $p dokkr ]sao bahUt duK haota
hO.vah [sa Gar ka AiBaBaavak bananao ka inaNa-ya laotI hO AaOr ApnaI bahnaaoM ko ilae pIhr kao
banaae rKnaa caahtI hoO.inaSaa maa^M sao khtI hO ik “tuma yaha^M hI rhaogaI.maoro pasa.mauuJao ha^la maoM
tailayaaoM kI gaD,gaD,ahT nahIM caaihe.kao[- dSa-k- p`SaMsak nahIM caaihe.tuma calaI jaaAaogaI maa^M,
tao dIpa AaOr gauD,D,I ko ilae BaI kao[- pIhr nahIM rh jaaegaa.’’2 maa^M inaSaa kao hI Apnaa
AiBaBaavak maanaI hO AaOr ]sao baUZ,apo ka Aasara maanakr ]sako pasa hI rhnao ka inaNa-ya BaI
laotI hO.
BaartIya samaaja maoM pu~ hI pirvaar ka ]<ardaiya%va inaBaata hO AaOr laaoga
baoTo kao hI EaoYz AaOr baUZapo ka sahara maanato hOM.inaSaa kI maaM kao baoTo kI kmaI qaI.[sa kmaI
kao inaSaa baoTI haokr BaI pUNa- krtI hO.vah iSaxaa p`aPt kr, Aa%ma inaBa-r banakr, Aa%masammaana
kI ijandgaI ibatatI hO.vah Apnao Aa%mabala AaOr kaya- ko AaQaar pr s~I kI p`itYza ko ilae
jaagaRt BaI hO.
‘naagapaSa’ saaQaarNat: manauYya ko vyai@t%va ka ivakasa pairvaairk pirvaoSa ko Anau$p hI
haota hO.naarI kao jaIvana maoM Anaok samasyaaAaoM ka maukabalaa krnaa pD,ta hO.jaba pairvairk
2 gaulamaaohr ko gaucCo -maMjaula Bagat , pR. 82.
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samasyaaAaoM sao jaUJanaa pD,ta hO tba vah pit sao SaarIirk AaOr maanaisak sahayata caahtI hO.pit
ko saaqa AcCa saMbanQa na haonao pr ]sakao yaatnaaAaoM kI iSakar haonaa BaI pD,ta hO.saMtuilat AaOr
prMpragat jaIvana jaInaa caahnaovaalaI p%naI BaI eosao Avasar pr ivad`aohI bana jaatI hO.
‘naagapaSa’ maMjaula Bagat kI EaoYz khanaI hO.naaiyaka iSavaanaI ka^laoja maoM
AQyayana ko samaya ApnaI hI kxaa kI Ait maa^Dna- yauvak p`SaaMt sao p`oma krtI hO.maa^-baap AaOr
ip`ya ima~ BaI [saka Gaaor ivaraoQa krto hOM.pr Amt maoM vah p`SaaMt sao ivavaah kr laotI hO.ivavaah
ko baad ]sao pit p`SaaMt ko cair~ ka KaoKlaapna samaJa maoM Aata hO.p`SaaMt SaarabaI bana cauka hO
p%naI kao gaalaI dota hO AaOr ]sao maarnaa BaI ]saka svaBaava bana cauka hO.saamaanya BaartIya naarI
kI trh iSavaanaI BaI maana- mayaa-da ko naama pr pit Wara kI gayaI hr pID,a kao caup-caap sahna
krtI hO.SaadI ko tIna saalaaoM ko baad iSavaanaI kao lagata hO ik Aaja ivavaah kI vaaiYa-kI nahIM
maaOt kI Saaok manaanaa caaihe.
jaba naarI p%naI banatI hO tba ]sakI klpnaa, [cCa, svaPna, BaavanaayaoM pu$Ya sao
saMbaw haotI hO.jaba vah maa^M banatI hO tba ]sakI saarI klpnaayaoM baccaa evaM ]sako BaivaYya pr
koind`t haotI hO.iSavaanaI maa^M bananaovaalaI hO.laoikna [sa pr ]sao KuSaI nahIM hO.baccaa ko BaivaYya
pr icanta krtI hO tao iSaSau ko klyaaNa AaOr saurxaa ka Baya ]sao satata hO.jaIvana kI ~asadI
sao vah [tnaI hI duKaI hO ik vah svayaM hI Apnao gaBa-pat ka inaNa-ya laotI hO.gaBa-pat maoM hI baccao
kI AaOr ApnaI hI mau@tI doKtI hO. “]sao janma sao phlao hI ]sa naagapaSa sao mau@t kr idyaa,
ijasasao vah svayaM jakD,I hu[- qaI”3
saamaanyat: kao[- s~I ApnaI saMtana kao samaaPt nahIM krtI hO.laoikna iSavaanaI
iSaixat maihlaa hO AaOr AaQauinak ivacaaraoM pr Aasqaa rKnaovaalaI hO.$ZI AaOr prMpra kao taoD,nao
kI xamata ]saI maoM hO.vah ApnaI hI Aismata kao phcaananaovaalaI hO.[sailae gaBa-pat Qaaima-k
AaOr prMpragat naOitkta kao nakarnaovaalao haonao pr BaI vah svayaM inaNa-ya laokr Ajanmao iSaSau AaOr
3 gaulamaaohr ko gaucCo -maMjaula Bagat, pR. 67- 68.
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Apnao ilae mau@tI kI na[- rah ZU^ZtI hO.[sap`kar iSavaanaI Aismata kI tlaaSa maoM CtpTatI
BaartIya naarI ka p`itinaiQa%va krtI hO.prMpragat naOitk maUlyaaoM kI tulanaa maoM Aismata kao
AiQak mah%va donaovaalaI iSaixat evaM icaMtnaSaIla naarI ko $p maoM vah saamanao AatI hO.
‘AMQao maaoD, sao Aagao’
Aaja kI naarI Apnao hI Aist%va AaOr Aismata kao sabasao mah%vapUNa- maanatI hOM.
vah ApnaI [cCa AaOr AakaMxaa ko Anau$p jaInaa caahtI hO.pu$Ya ko ]pBaaoga kI vastu bananao sao
vah [nakar krtI hO.vah maa~ BaaOitk saaQana saMp%tI sao tuYT nahIM hao saktI.kovala dOihk p`oma
sao ]sao baaMQakr nahIM rK sakta hO.
‘AMQao maoaD, sao Aagao’ rajaI saoz kI ek s~IvaadI khanaI hO.khanaI kI
naaiyaka ko ilae ApnaI phcaana AaOr Apnaa vyai@t%va bahUt maayanao rKta hO.khanaI kI ‘vah’
Aa^ifsa maoM kaya-rt hO.pit kI ]poxaa AaOr ptaD,naa sao ~st haokr vah ba^sa imaEaa ko saaqa
ivavaah kr laotI hO ijasakI phlaI p%naI ka dohaMt hao cauka qaa.laoikna vah AtIt kao BaUla nahIM
saktI.[sailae baa^sa ko saaqa ivavaah haonao pr BaI vah sauKI nahIM hu[- hO.baIca-baIca maoM vah AtIt
AaOr vat-maana kI tulanaa krtI hO.[sako Alaavaa imaEaa kI maRt p%naI kI yaad BaI ]sao baocaOna
krtI hO.Gar maoM saaro BaaOitk sauK haonao pr BaI pit pr ekaiQakar na imalanao pr yao saba sauK
]sao nagaNya laganao lagato hMO.vah tpna sao mau@t haonao koilae kmaro ka drvaaja,a AaOr iKD,ikyaa^M
Kaola dotI hO.tba baahr kI raoSanaI kxa maoM AaOr Gausa baOztI hO ijasasao ]samaoM nayaa Aa%maivaSvaasa
Bar Aata hO.]sao lagata hO ik jaInao koilae ]sao iksaI kI ja,$rt nahIM hO.
Baart vaYa- maoM eosaa maanaa jaata hO ik maatR%va hI naarI%va kI prakaYza hO.pr
]<araQauinak yauga maoM is~yaaoM ko ivacaar maoM BaarI badlaava Aayaa hO.ijasa pu$Ya kao vah AMtma-na sao
p`oma nahIM kr saktI ]sakoilae saMpUNa- samap-Na BaI nahIM kr saktI hO.]sako ilae pit ka
SaarIirk saMbaMQa ‘rop’ jaOsaa hI hO.kqaanaaiyaka Asptala jaakr baoiJaJak AaOr inaBaI-k haokr
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Da@Tr ko saamanao gaBa-pat ka p`staava rKtI hO. “yah iksaI kI ijammaodarI nahIM hO’’.AkMp
svar maoM ]sanao Da@Tr Aignahao~I kI AaKaoM maoM saIQao doKto hue kha
‘’yaU maIna, yah , , , , ,’’
‘’jaI ha^M, yah rop ka kosa hO.’’4
vah imaEaa ko baccao kI maa^M bananaa nahIM caahtI @yaaoMik mana sao vah imaEaa sao jauD,I
nahIM hO.maatR%va ko naama pr ApnaI Baavanaa AaOr [cCa kao kucalanao ko ilae vah tOyaar nahIM
hO.vah Apnao svaaiBamaana kao Aaht haonao nahIM dotI.svaaiBamaana AaOr Aismata kI rxaa ko ilae
vah Apnaa AvaaMiCt gaBa- tk naYT kr dotI hO.[sap`kar p`stut khanaI maoM Aismata kI tlaaSa
maoM ek pu$Ya kao CaoD,kr dUsaro pu$Ya kao svaIkarnao pr BaI AtRPt rhnaovaalaI naarI ka ica~Na
huAa hO.AMt maoM daonaaoM pu$YaaoM kao %yaagakr Aismata kI rxaa ko ilae p`ya%naSaIla svaavalaMbaI naarI
ko $p maoM ‘vah’ saamanao AatI hO.
‘isasakto sapnaaoM kI Saama’
doSa maoM kamakajaI naairyaaoM kI saM#yaa idna ba idna baZ,tI jaa rhI hO.ApnaI
Aismata kI rxaa ko ilae Aaiqa-k dRiYT sao BaI svaavalaMbaI haonaa ja,$rI hO.Baart maoM Aaiqa-k dRiYT
sao svaavalaMbaI haonao ko baavajaUd BaI naarI kao pairvaairk prMpraAaoM, $iZyaaoM, p`qaaAaoM, maanyataAaoM
evaM mayaa-daAaoM sao maui@t nahIM imalaI hO.kamakajaI maihlaaAaoM kao daohra daiya%va vahna krnaa pD,ta
hO.]sao naaOkrI ko saaqa saaqa Gar ka daiya%va BaI vahna krnaa pD,ta hO.@yaaoMik sahsa`aiQak vaYaao-M
ka pUva-ga`isat maanasa maoM ABaI BaI pyaa-Pt badlaava nahIM Aayaa hO.Aaja BaI maQyavagaI-ya pirvaar maoM
rsaao[- maoM s~I kI sahayata krnaa pu$Ya ko ilae ]icat kaya- nahIM maanaa jaata hO.
kRYNaa Aignahao~I d\vaara ilaiKt ‘isasakto sapnaaoM kI Saama’ ek eosaI naaOkrIpoSaa
naarI kI khanaI hO.maIra iDga`I ka^laoja maoM AMga`ja,I kI vyaa#yaata hO.pit saMjaIva skUla maoM kama
krto hO.baccao hOM caa$, SaalaU AaOr gauiD,yaa.idna Bar naaOkrI krnao ko saaqa-saaqa Gar ko saBaI
4 AnQao maaoD, sao Aagao- rajaI saoz pR ,118
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kama saucaa$ $p sao nahIM calanao sao maIra salaaonaI kao inayau@t krtI hO.pr salaaonaI ka ta%pya-
kovala tna#vaah imalanao maoM hO.kBaI-kBaI maIra kao pZ,nao koilae samaya BaI nahIM imalata hO. PaZnao
koilae tOyaar krto samaya baccao yaa pit ]sao maaMgatI hO.kBaI-kBaI ka^laoja maoM phU^Mcanao maoM dorI hao
jaatI hO.p`acaaya- AaOr sahvait-yaa^M BaI ]sao kaosatI hO.[sako Alaavaa pit ko pirvaarvaalaaoM Wara
dI jaanaovaalaI maanaisak pID,ae^M BaI vah AadSa- BaartIya naarI ko $p maoM caupcaap sahna krtI hO.
ek idna sabaoro sao hI baccao AaOr pit ]sao ivaiBanna karNaaoM sao satatI hO AaOr
]saka mana ivad`aoh sao Bar jaata hO.]sa idna tnaava ko karNa vah Ca~aAaoM sao $Ko svar maoM baatoM
krtI hO.laaOTkr Gar phU^McaI tao doKa ik drvaaja,o pr baDa saa talaa lagaa hO gauiDyaa imaTTI maoM
Kola rhI hO caa$ tqaa SaalaU jaaDo maoM kovala bainayaana phnakr }Qama macaa rhI hO AaOr talaa
Kaolakr doKtI hO tao jaUzo bat-na AaOr gaIlaa caaOka doKkr vah hOrana hao jaatI hO.[tnao maoM pit
saMjaIva Aata hO.vah ek baar ibaKro Gar kao doKta hO ifr p%naI kI Aaor gaura-kr doKto hue
AaOr caaya ka AadoSa dota hO.maIra AnasaunaI vahIM rhtI hO .vah baccao kao svaoTr phnaatI hO AaOr
ibaskuT maa^ganaovaalaI gauiDyaa kao pucakarkr kmaro maoM laoT jaatI hO.yah doKkr saMjaIva k`aoQa AaOr
[-Yyaa BarI SabdaoM sao ]sao kaosata hO.maIra svaavalaMbaI AaOr svaaiBamaanaI naarI hO.vah kmaatI hO,
baccaaoM kao palatI hO AaOr yaatnaaAaoM kao BaI sahtI hO.pr vah svaaQaIna haokr BaI praQaIna
hO.saMjaIva kI kTU kI baatoM saunakr Aba vah Apnao kao basa maoM nahIM rK sakI. “jaoa nahIM caahtI
qaI vahI baaolanao lagaI; tao @yaa tumharI gaulaama hU^M ?tuma @yaaoM nahIM kuC krto? tumharo baccao nahIM hO
yao?’’
‘‘maOM ’’saMjaIva nao Aa^MKoM trorkr pUCa.
‘ha^M tuma’’.maIra nao ]<ar idyaa.’5
vaastivakta yah hO ik pu$Ya kI maanaisakta maoM ABaI BaI ]llaoKnaIya badlaava
nahIM Aayaa hO.Aaiqa-k dRiYT sao svaavalaMbaI haonao pr BaI pu$Ya naarI kao samakxa maananaa nahIM
5 naaOkrIpoSaa naarI : khanaI ko Aa[nao maoM, saMpadk: puYppala isaMh, pR ,53.
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caahta hO.vah s~I kao Apnao pOraoM ko naIcao dbaanaa caahta hO.yaid kao[- s~I pu$Ya ko AiQakar
kao caunaaOtI dotI hO tao ]sao psaMd nahIM Aata.s~I ko ivad`aohI $p kao samaJanao yaa ]sakI Aismata
kao maananao koilae vao tOyaar nahIM hO.saMjaIva maIra pr naaOkrIpoSaa haonao ko karNa GaaOMsa haonao ka
Aaraop lagaato hO tao maIra k`aoQa sao Bar jaatI hO AaOr pit ko AiQakar ko Aagao p`Snaicanh lagaatI
hO ik ‘‘nahIM tao @yaa QaaOMsa sahtI rhU^MgaI?’’ maIra nao vyaMga sao kha.]saka SarIr kaOMQa sao p<ao
kI trh kaMp rha qaa. ‘‘Gar ka kama tumhara hOM.baahr ka kama tumhara hO.tumasao iksanao kha
ik naaOkrI krao.duinayaa ko laaoga jaOsao dao saaO maoM rhto h,OM tuma BaI rhao.’’
‘AaOr tumharI idna- rat baatoM saunaao.’’maIra mau^Mh icaZ,akr baaolaI.
‘maOM khta hU^M, caup rhao.’’vah da^Mt pIsakr baaolaa
‘nahIM tao @yaa kraogao?’’
‘maoro Gar maoM yah saba nahIM calaogaa, tuma khIM BaI calaI jaaAao.’’
‘ha^M- ha^M calaI jaa}^MgaI.’’vah baUrI trh ha^Mf rhI qaI.
saMjaIva baahr calaa gayaa.vah ibastr pr pD,I dor tk raotI rhI.’ 6
nagarIya jaIvana ApoxaakRt AiQak mahMgaa haota hO.flat: nagaraoM maoM pu$YaaoM ko
Aitir@t is~yaaoM kao BaI naaOkrI krnaI pDtI hO.[sailae maIra BaI naaOkrI krnao koilae tOyaar hao
jaatI hO.[sap`kar Gar ka daohra daiya%va ]sapr pD,ta hO.laoikna ]sakI sahayata koilae ja,ra
haqa baZanaa nahIM caahta hO ]saka pit saMjaIva.vah eosaa jaIvana jaInaa caahta hO ibanaa iksaI
baaQaa AaOr ijammaodarI ko.yah phcaanakr maIra ko svaaiBamaana kao caaoT lagatI hO.vah ApnaI
Aismata kao phcaanakr pit pr Aak`aoSa krtI hO.pirvaar kI ijammaodairyaaoM ko AaiQa@ya sao
kmar TUT jaanaovaalaI naairyaaoM ka p`itnaiQa%va krtI hO p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka maIra.vah pit
6 naaOkrIpoSaa naarI : khanaI ko Aa[nao maoM, saMpadk: puYppala isaMh, pR ,54.
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ko haqa kI kzputlaI bananao sao saaf [nakar krtI hO.sva ko p`it jaaga$k haokr ApnaI Aa%maa
AaOr Aismata kI rxaa krnao ka Eama BaI krtI hO.
Kaoja’
AaQauinak naarI Apnao vyai@t%va ko p`it AiQak sajaga hu[- hO.s~I Agar
ApnaI svatM~ phcaana banaanaa caahtI hO tao ]sao svaavalaMbaI haonaa pD,ta hO.Apnao vyai@t%va AaOr
Aismata kI rxaa s~I Apnao kao iSaixat AaOr svaavalaMbaI banaakr hI kr saktI hO.pirvaoSa ka
p`Baava vyai@t pr AvaSya haota hO.Apnao pirvaoSa maoM hI Aaja kI naarI Aismata kI Kaoja
krtI hO.
maMjaula Bagat Wara ilaiKt ‘Kaoja’ khanaI maoM inajaI Aist%va kI Kaoja
krnaovaalaI naarI kao doK sakta hO.khanaI kI naaiyaka naIilamaa iSaixat kamakajaI tqaa
ivavaaiht hO.vah ‘Qaara p`vaah’ naamak samaacaar p~ ko irpaoT-r hO.saaQaarNa kamakajaI naarI kI
trh vah BaI Gar AaOr naaOkrI kI daohrI ijammaodairyaaoM sao vyast hO.dFtr sao Gar Aanao pr ]sao
lagata hO ik Aaifsa kI imasaoja, vamaa- naIilamaa banakr GarolaU kamakaja inapTatI hO.pit koile
vah naIlaU banatI hO.vah saaocatI hO “kBaI tao eosaa lagata hO jaOsao ]saka kao[- inajaI Aist%va hI
nahIM hO; imasaoja, vamaa-,naIilamaa, naIlaU saba Alaga -Alaga naaTk maoM ike gae Alaga -Alaga ‘raola’
hOM.]sako Andr ka jaao ‘maOM’ hO, ]saka ‘raola’ @yaa hO ?”7 dFtr ko sahkmaI-, pit, maa^M, baap
AaOr Gar ko naaOkr ]sao Alaga-Alaga vyai@t%va ba#Sa dota hO.jaIvana kI AapaQaapI maoM vah Apnao
BaItr ko ‘ma’OM kao ZU^MZnaa caahtI hO.jaI maOM hU^M.naIilamaa kI ~asadI yah hO ik vah ApnaI ijandgaI
kao Apnao Aaga`h ko Anau$p nahIM jaI patI.
dFtr ko kama sao }bakr naIilamaa ek maah kI ‘enD- laIva’ laokr baMba[- maoM maata ko
pasa phU^Mca gayaI.laoikna vaha^M ]sao kao[- ‘caoMja’ nahIM imalaa.laaogaaoM kI najaraoM maoM baDI Aaohdo pr
7 naaOkrIpoSaa naarI : khanaI ko Aa[nao maoM, saMpadk: puYppala isaMh, pR ,85.
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ivaraijat naarI haonao pr BaI vah tRPt nahIM hO.Ant maoM jaba vah jaanatI hO ik vah maaM bananaovaalaI
hO tba ]sao pUNa-ta ka AaBaasa haota hO.gaBa-vatI naIlamaa pit ka, saasa-sasaur ka, maa^-baap ka
AaOr ip`ya ima~aoM ka vaa%salya caahtI hO.[sailae vah pit ko Gar laaOTtI hO.idna baItnao lagao AaOr
naIilamaa ek iSaSau kao janma dotI hO.navajaat iSaSau kao doKkr vah saaocatI hO ik “yahI hO @yaa
vah ‘maOM’ pkDa[- maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa.yah tao saakar $p maoM maoro sammauK Aa p`stut huAa hO.@yaa
maOM [sao hI KaojatI ifr rhI qaI” 8
maatR%va kI p`aPtI s~I ko vyai@t%va ka mah%vapUNa- AMSa hO.Aismata kI Kaoja maoM
baocaOna rhnaovaalaI naIilamaa maatR%va kao hI ‘maOM’ samaJakr saMtuYT haotI hO AaOr ]sao lagatI ho ik
]sakI ‘sva’ kI tlaaSa pUNa- hu[- hO.
‘]saI jaMgala maoM’
BaartIya prMpra maoM p%naI ka pit ko p`it inaYzavaana rhnaa sabasao phlaa Qama- hO.pit
kI k`Urta, Aak`aoSa Aaid kao vyavahar evaM ivacaar kI iBannata ko baavajaUd BaI ]sao inaSabd
Jaolanaa p%naI ka kt-vya maanaa jaata hO.iSaxaa, svaavalaMbana tqaa piScamaI saMskRit ko p`Baava sao
is~yaaoM maoM bahUt baDaa pirvat-na Aayaa hO. s~I Apnao vyai@t%va ko p`it sajaga hu[- hO AaOr ivavaah
ka prMpragat Aqa- BaI badlanao lagaa hO.ivavaah Aba dao Aa%maaAaoM ka imalaap nahIM rha.Aba naarI
Apnao $p AaOr doh ko p`it sacaot hu[- hO.vah pit ko vyai@t%va maoM pUNa-t: ivalaIna haonaa nahIM
caahtI.Apnao Aist%va ko p`it sacaot Aaja kI naarI saarI saamaaijak prMpraAaoM AaOr $Z maUlyaaoM
kao caunaaOtI do rhI hO.caardIvaarI maoM baMd naarI nao Apnao ilae p`gatI ko War Kaola ide hOM.
‘]saI jaMgala maoM’ rajaI saoz kI p`isaw khanaI hO.p`stut khanaI ka kond`Iya pa~
‘vah’ hO. ‘vah’ kao turMt Aanao koilae Gar sao tar Aayaa hO.laoikna ]sao vaha^ jaanao kI tinak BaI
[cCa nahIM hO.faona kroM tao Baa[- ifr BaI ja$r Aanao ka vaada krta hO.laoikna kBaI nahIM
Aata.Gar maoM Baa[-, BaaBaI AaOr ek Anya saMbanQaI gagana Aaid rhto hOM.
8 naaOkrIpoSaa naarI : khanaI ko Aa[nao maoM, saMpadk: puYppala isaMh, pR 90.
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saMvaodnaSaIla AaOr svaaiBamaanaI ‘vah’ sasaurala jaOsao jaMgala maoM jaanavar jaOsao laaogaaoM ko
saaqa kOdI rhtI hO.pit ka laaoBaI mana kBaI saMtuYT nahIM huAa hO.saaQaarNa BaartIya naarI kI
trh vah sasauralavaalaaoM Wara dI gayaI pIDa kao caup haokr sahnao lagaI.ek idna jaba ]sao pit ko
daost koilae praosanaa pDta hO ]sa xaNa ]sakI sahnaSaIlata samaaPt haotI hO. “ijasa idna vah
iksaI Anajaana kao laokr Aayaa qaa AaOr lagaa qaa ik vah Aaja raoTI nahIM, ]sao hI praosanao ko
ca@kr maoM hO.tao vah AaiKrI idna hao gayaa qaa ]sakoilae .rat ko Z,a[- bajao qao.gaoh^MU kI baoarI
ko pICo sao laukae-iCpae pOsao ]sanao baTaoro qao AaOr baahr inakla AayaI qaI.” 9 vah gaBa-vatI
qaI.maayako maoM Aanao ko baad ]sao baccaa huAa hO.laoikna ]sako mana maoM baccao ko p`it ja,ra BaI
lagaava nahIM hO.@yaaoMik vah ]sa vaMSa ka qaa ijasasao ]sao sa#t nafrt hO.vah kuC idnaaoM maoM T/oinaMga
pUNa- krko dUsaro gaaMva maoM naaOkrI krnao lagatI hO.BaaBaI jaao ina:saMtana qaI baccaI kI ijammaodarI
laotI hO.
tar imalanao sao vah Gar AatI hO.]sako pit nao tlaak ko popr Baojao qao.tlaak
dokr gagana sao ivavaah krnao kI salaah BaOyaa dota hO.tba ]samaoM ivad`aohI Baavanaa jaaga ]ztI
hO.vah pit kao [tnaI AasaanaI sao mau@t krnaa nahIM caahtI hO.]saka tk- hO ik tlaak ko baad
vah dUsara ivavaah kr laogaa.[sap`kar ek dUsarI s~I kI ijandgaI kao BaI ]jaaD dogaa. “ , , ,maOM
hstaxar nahIM k$^MgaI.kma- sao-kma iksaI AaOro kI ijandgaI ]jaaDnao koilae vah haqa JaaD,kr
svatM~ tao nahIM hao sakta” 10 .tba Baa[- batata hO ik ]sako pit nao iksaI ivaQavaa kI baoTI kao
Apnao pasa rK ilayaa hO jaao maa^M bananaovaalaI hO.Agar vah tlaak ko naaoiTsa pr hstaxar nahIM
krtI hO tao baccaa AvaOV hao jaaegaa.tba ‘vah’ ko mana maoM ]sa Anajaana AaOrt ko p`it
sahanauBaUit ka ]dya haota hO AaOr hstaxar krnao koilae tOyaar hao jaatI hO.
AaQauinak naairyaaM pit kao saaqaI maanatI hO.laoikna ]naka vyavahar saMgat na hao tao
]sao CaoDnaa baohtr samaJatI hO.Aaja kI QaarNaa yah hO ik iksaI svaavalaMbaI s~I kao jaInao koilae
9 yaa~a mau@t :rajaI saoz pR ,75 10 vahaI, pR ,79
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pu$Ya yaa baccao kI AavaSyakta nahIM hO.vah svatM~ $p sao jaInaa caahtI hO AaOr Apnao vyai@t%va
AaOr Aismata kI rxaa krnaa AvaSyak samaJatI hO.
‘i~SaMku’
ivacaar vyai@t%va ka inayaMta haota hO.jaOsao manauYya ka ivacaar haota hO vaOsao hI ]saka
vyai@t%va $paiyat haota hO.saMbanQa AaOr saMpi<a ko saaqa-saaqa ivacaar BaI vyai@t%va ka saMcaalana
krto hO. duinayaa maoM ivaiBanna p`kar ko laaoga eksaaqa imalajaulakr rhto hOM.p`acaIna ivacaarQaara maoM
Aasqaa rKnaovaalao, AaQauinak ivacaarQaara maoM Aasqaa rKnaovaalao AaOr ivaiSaYT ivacaarQaara yaa
dRiYTkaoNa ka p`itinaiQa%va krnaovaalao BaI haoto hOM.AaQauinakta saMbanQaI imaqyaabaaoQa rKnaovaalao BaI
haoto hOM.
mannau BaNDarI Wara ricat ‘i~SaMku’ maoM tnau kI mammaI svayaM kao A%yaaQauinak
ivacaaraoMvaalaI maanatI hO.vah svayaM A%yaaQauinak maananao ko saaqa saaqa baoTI kao BaI AaQauinak
ivacaaraoMvaalaI banaanaa caahtI hO.tnau ko mammaI -papa ka p`oma ivavaah huAa qaa.[sakoilae ]sao ipta
sao ivad`aoh krnaa pDa qaa AaOr [saka ijak` mamaI baDo gava- sao Aba BaI krtI hO.Gar ko zIk
saamanao rhnaovaalao laDko tnau kao CoDto hO.vah mamaI sao [sako baaro maoM khtI hO.pr mamaI laDkaoM kao
kovala baccao maanatI hO . ]na laDkaoM kao Apnao Gar pr caaya kao baulaakr tnau sao daostI krvaanaa
caahtI hO AaOr dUsaraoM sao baDo gava- sao [sako baaro maoM khtI hO.[sasao tnau kI Aismata pr caaoT
lagatI hO.QaIro QaIro laDko tnau ko Gar maoM p`itidna Aato hOM AaOr tnau kI SaoKr sao baZtI daostI
mamaI kao AcCI nahIM lagatI hO.baIca baIca maoM tnau AaOr SaoKr kao eksaaqa doKkr mamaI proSaana
hao jaatI hO.tnau ka SaoKr ko Gar jaanaa ]sao AcCa nahIM lagata, pr vah svayaM SaoKr kao Apnao
Gar baulaa laatI hO.kBaI kBaI tnau kao kaosatI BaI hO.mamaI ko [sa trh ko vyavahar doKkr ]sao
lagaa ik “k[- baar mana huAa ik mamaI sao jaakr baat k$^M AaOr saaf -saaf pUCU^M ik tuma [tnaa
ibagaD, @yaaoM rhI hao ?maorI AaOr SaoKr kI daostI ko baaro maoM tuma jaanatI tao hao.maOMnao tao kBaI kuC
iCpayaa nahIM.AaOr daostI hO tao vah saba tao haogaa hI. tuma @yaa samaJa rhI qaIM ik hma Baa[- bahna
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kI trh -pr tBaI #yaala Aata ik mamaI hOM hI kha^M,ijanasao jaakr yah saba khU^M.”11 mamaI tnau
kao SaoKr ko saaqa ip@car doKnao koilae Anaumait nahIM dotI @yaaoMik vah svayaM saaqa jaanaa caahtI
hO.[sa baat kao laokr maa^M -baoTI maoM tnaava ]%pnna haota hO.kuC idnaaoM ko baad mamaI ifr ]sao
kaosatI hO tao vah saaocatI hO ik “ , , ,pr [sa baar maOM nao tya kr ilayaa hO ik [sa saaro maamalao maoM
mamaI kao yaid naanaa banakr hI vyavahar krnaa hO tao mauJao BaI mamaI kI trh maaoca-a laonaa haogaa ]nasao
, , , ,AaOr maOM ja,$r laU^MgaI.idKa tao dU^M ik maOM tumharI hI baoTI hU^M AaOr tumharo hI na@Sao-kdma pr
calaI hU^M.”12 tnau gaumasauma haokr Apnao hI kmaro maoM pDI rhtI hO.AaOr ekdma cuap haokr Apnao
maoM hI isamaT jaatI hO.AMt maoM mamaI ekbaar ifr SaoKr AaOr ima~aoM kao Gar maoM baulaakr Kanaa
iKlaatI hO AaOr papa BaI Kulao ZM,ga sao maja,ak krta hO.
tnau kI mamaI svayaM kao A%yaaQauinak maanakr ApnaI Aismata kao p`kT krnao ka Eama
krtI hO.[sako saaqa tnau BaI Apnao AiBamaana kao jagaakr Aismata kI phcaana krtI hO.
kqaa hIna
AaQauinak yauga maoM naarI Gar sao baahr AatI hO.kuC naairyaa^M kmaanao koilae baahr
AatI hOM tao AaOr kuC vaOyai@tk karNaaoM sao.Gar ko Andr AaOr baahr ]nhoM Anaok pu$YaaoM sao
saMbanQa rKnaa pD,ta hO.pu$Ya vaga- maoM AiQakaMSa pu$Ya naarI ko A&ana ka laaBa ]zakr SaaoYaNa
krto hOM.yah naarI ko ilae sabasao baD,I yaatnaa rhI hO.
[b`aahIma SarIf Wara ilaiKt ‘kqaa hIna’ khanaI kI naaiyaka ko ipta pajaI
hO.vah saaocata hO ik laD,kI iksaI-na-iksaI trh Tla jaaegaI AaOr hr mahInao ]sao kuC imalanaa
kafI hO.p`stut khanaI korla maoM calatI hO.naaiyaka tMkma ko p~ ko Anausaar khanaIkar korla
maoM Aata hO.tMkma ipClao Ch mahInaaoM sao yahaM ko skUla maoM pZatI hO AaOr iksaI ko Gar maoM
po[MgagaosT ko $p maoM rhI hO.khanaIkar sao kuC ja,$r baatoM krnao koilae AamaMi~t krtI hO.baD,o
11 naayak Klanaayak ivadUYak :mannau BaNDarI ,pR ,478 12 naayak Klanaayak ivadUYak :mannau BaNDarI ,pR ,482
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mauiSkla sao vah tMkma ka Gar phU^Mcata hO.khanaIkar ko daost kI p`oimaka hO tMkma.halaaMik
ivadoSa jaanao ko saala Bar baad daost nao vahIM kI iksaI laD,kI sao SaadI kr laI hO.ipClao pircaya
kI maatht tMkma khanaIkar kao kBaI- kBaar p~ ilaKtI hO.khanaIkar AaOr tMkma kI ]ma`
duinayaadarI ko AaOr ilahajaaoM sao baD,a hO.[sailae daonaaoM ko baIca kovala Baa[-caara hO.baatcaIt ko
baIca tMkma khtI hO ik vah dUsaraoM kao baaoJa bananaa nahIM psaMd krtI hO.Aba ]sao kao[- naaOkrI
nahIM hO.TomprorI vaokonsaI maoM kama krtI hO.iDga`I ko bala pr korla maoM naaOkrI nahIM imalata
hO.Kanao ko baad khanaIkar laaOTnao koilae tOyaar hao jaata hO.Acaanak tMkma khtI hO ik vah
faOrna SaadI krnaa caahtI hO @yaaoM ik ]sako Gar kI halat bahUt baUrI hO.ipta hr halat maoM ]sao
caacaa ko saaqa Baojanaa caahta hO.caacaa tao baUra AadmaI hO.jaba tMkma kao, Akolaa pata hO
dbaaoca laota hO.vah tMkma ko SarIr ka BaUKa hO.[sailae ]sako saaqa jaae tao vah K%ma hao
jaaegaa.caacaa baIbaI-baccao haonaovaalaa hO.laoikna khanaIkar SaadI kI baataoM maoM kao[- $ica nahIM
laota hO.yao saarI baatoM iptajaI sao batanao kao khta hO.tba tMkma khtI hO ik ipta BaI pajaI
hO.]sakI bahna kao ipta iksaI piricat ko saaqa baMba[- Baoja idyaa hO.Aba vah ekdma vaoSyaa bana
gayaI hO.vah Gar laaOTnaa caahtI hO.pr ipta yah nahIM caahta hO.yah saba saunanao ko baad
khanaIkar jaananao koilae tOyaar hao jaata hO.]sako laayak iksaI laDko koilae kaoiSaSa krnao
ka vaada krta hO tao tMkma khtI hO ik “vah tao zIk hO, laoikna Aap j,yaada proSaana mat
hao[e maOM kla hI Gar jaa}^MgaI vaha^M jaakr doK tao laU^M ik maoro ipta AaOr caacaa @yaa khto hOM.yaaoM
BaI Aap [tnaa tao maanaogao ik ]na daonaaoM kI tulanaa maoM maorI [sa javaana doh maoM Sai@t kma nahIM hO maOM
maOM” 13
tMkma ko ipta AaOr caacaa iBanna p`kar sao ]saka SaaoYaNa krto
hOM.vah [sako iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI hO.SaaoYaNa kI iSakar haokr ]sakI bahna vaoSyaa hao jaatI
hO.laoikna vah [sako iva$w ja,ra BaI Sabd nahIM ]zatI hO.tMkma SaaoYaNa sao bacanao koilae j,yaada
13 k[- saUrjaaoM ko baIca : [ba`ahIma SarIf,pR ,79
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]ma` vaalao pu$Ya kao SaadI krnaa caahtI hO .Aot maoM ApnaI Sai@t phcaanatI hO.Aismata ko
Anausaar vyavahar BaI badlatI hO.
‘purjaa’
naarI ko jaIvana maoM pit kI Aakismak maR%yau hao jaae tao ]saka
jaIvana ittr-ibatr hao jaata hO. baccao CaoTo hao tao ]sakI pID,a AiQak tIva` haotI hO.baccaaoM ko
palana- paoYaNa koilae ]sao baohd kuC sahnaa pD,ta hO.
[ba`ahIma SarIf Wara ilaiKt ‘purjaa’ kI maaM ka daihnaa haqa saunna
pD, gayaa hO.bahna Baa[- sao khtI hO ik iptajaI ko Eaaw koilae rKo $pe laokr maaM kao Da@Tr
ko pasa lao jaanaa hO.laikna maaM yah $pe donao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.AMt maoM maaM kI AnaumatI
laokr Baa[- Da@Tr ko pasa phU^Mcata hO.laikna Da@Tr jaa^Mca krnao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO @yaaoM ik
vao garIba laaoga hMO.Baa[- laaOT Aata hO.maaM ko rgaaoM maoM Kuna jama jaata hO.ibanaa Da@Tr sao imalakr
Baa[- laaOTnao pr bahna kusauma kuipt hao jaatI hO AaOr khtI hO ik “maRt iptajaI ka Eaaw kaOna
baDa ja,$rI hO? jaba tk yah ijanda rhogaI, tba tk sahI salaamat tao rhI.” 14 Baa[- ekbaar
ifr Da@Tr ko pasa phU^Mcata hO.[sa baar vah kao[- gyaarh bajao Aakr maaM kao doK laonao ka vaada
krta hO tao vah laaOTta hO.Da@Tr na Aanao pr maatajaI kao gaussaa Aata hO AaOr vah maR%yau ko
baaro maoM khoM tao bahna fUT pDtI hO “AaOr toro Eaaw koilae hma $pe kha^M sao laayaoM? na maoro tuma
laaoga hmaaro ilae kao[- sahara BaI tao nahIM CaoDkr jaa rho hao” 15 saaZ,o baarh bajao haonao pr BaI
Da@Tr nahIM Aata hO.Baa[- ek baar ifr Da@Tr ko Gar cala dota hO.[sa baar vah khta hO ik
maa^M kao Saayad lakvao ka hlka saa daOra pD,a hO AaOr kagaja, ka purjaa ]zakr dvaa ka naama
ilaKkr Baa[- kao dota hO.vah laaOTkr bahna sao saarI GaTnaayaoM batata hO tao vah fU%kar ]ztI
14 k[- saUrjaaoM ko baIca : [ba`ahIma SarIf, pR ,28 15 vahI,pR ,29
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hO- “]sa badtmaIja kao kOsao pta hO ik lakvaa hO? ]sanao kao[- sapnaa doKa hO ?”16 [sap`kar
vah Apnaa k`aoQa pkT krtI hO.
[na saarI gaD,baiDyaaoM ko pICo ek Aaor karNa BaI hO.ipta ijanda rhto samaya
bahna kI SaadI nahIM hu[-.jaba vah baI ,e , ko AMitma vaYa- maoM qaI tba iptajaI cala basao.iksaI BaI
AadmaI sao SaadI koilae vah tOyaar nahIM hO.ZMga ka laDka caahta hO.khtI hO ik “Apnao hI
sTOTsa ko laDko sao SaadI k$^MgaI”.17 ZMga ka laDka imalata nahIM hO, AaOr imalata hO tao ]sakI
maa^Mga pURrI nahIM kr pato hOM.
zIk samaya pr SaadI na haonao pr, AcCa kama-Qaama na imalanao pr kusauma vyaiqat
hao jaatI hO.ApnaI Aismata kao caaoT phU^caanao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM hO.maa^M ko iva$w haonaovaalao
A%yaacaaraoM pr vah k`aoQa p`kT krtI hO.mana-psaMd laDko kao canaunao maoM BaI jaaga`t rhtI
hO.ApnaI [cCa Kulakr p`kT krko Aismata kao kayama krtI hO.
pUvaa-Baasa’
ivacaar hI vyai@t%va ka inayaMta haota hO .manauYya ko ivacaar ijasap`kar ko haoto hO
]sa p`kar hO Baavanaa AaOr vyai@t%va.dUsaro SabdaoM maoM, ivacaar AaOr vyai@t%va ko baIca ATUT saMbanQa
hO.javaanaI maoM sabako mana maoM AaSaa AaOr ivacaar hO ik kaoiSaSa krnao pr [sa ]laTo-pulaTo samaaja
kao sauQaar kr sakoM.
[baa`hIma SarIf Wara ilaiKt ‘pUvaa-Baasa’ khanaI kI naaiyaka samaaja saovaI hO.vah
ek Sahr sao lagaakr kama krtI hO samaanata sqaaipt krnao koilae.Kud kao hr trh ko %yaaga
koilae tOyaar krko caaOraho pr KD,o haokr vah laaogaaoM sao BaaYaNa Sau$ krtI hO.pr laaoga ]sakI
baataoM pr Qyaana na doto hOM.CaoTo-CaoTo pihyaaoM kI caaOkInaumaa gaaDI pr baOza la^MgaDa naaOjavaana baIca
saDk pr AD,a huAa hO.yah doKkr vaahnaaoM maoM baOzo laaoga Aagao baZ, kr baaQaa banaanaovaalao laMgaD,o
16 vahaI, pR ,31
17 k[- saUrjaaoM ko baIca : [ba`ahIma SarIf, pR ,24
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pr Aak`aoSa krto hO.pr vah naaOjavaana laM^gaDa haoto hue BaI pOrvaalaaoM sao j,yaada jaanadar hO.vah
Aak`aoSa ko badlao kTU SabdaoM maoM ]%tr dota hO.phlaa idna praijat hao jaanao sao ‘vah’ harnao
koilae tOyaar nahIM hO. “]sanao fOsalaa kr ilayaa,vah [saI Sahr maoM rhogaa.tba tk, [saka
ABaIYT pUra nahIM haota .”18 yah doKkr vah saaocatI hO ik samaaja maoM samaanata laanao ka Eama maoM
vah Akolaa nahIM hO.]sao lagata hO ik p`stut kaya- maoM laMgaDa naaOjavaana BaI sahayata
krogaa.inahayat galat baataoM maoM ]laJao hue laaogaaoM kao sauQaarnao koilae vah tOyaar hao jaatI
hO.ihmmat baaMQakr ApnaI baatoM laaogaaoM kao saunaanao ko ilae vah KD,I haotI hO.vah caaOMk ]zatI hO
@yaaoM ik vah laMgaDa Aaja BaI naja,r Aa jaata hO.laMgaDa AaOr pulaIsa ko isapahI ko baIca JagaD,a
haota hO.AMt maoM puilasavaalaa saD,k ko iknaaro sao gauja,arnao kao khta hO AaOr ]sao baa^Mh sao
pkD,kr GasaITta hO AaOr maar-pIT BaI dota hO.yah doKkr samaaja saovaI saaocatI hO ik Agar
vah kaoiSaSa krtI tao baocaaro ivaklaaMga kao ipTnao sao bacaa saktI qaI.vah pula ko naIcao jaakr
raonaovaalao laMgaD,a kao saaM%vanaa donao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO.vah dRZ, SabdaoM maoM pircaya krtI hO ik
vah ek samaaja saovaI hO.samaaja kao sahI rasta idKanaa ]saka Qama- hO. “samaaja kao sahI rasto
pr calaanao maoM maOM ApnaI ijandgaI lagaa rha hU^M.”19 laoikna vah naaOjavaana ]sakI sahayata nahIM
caahta hO.vah tinak BaI puilasa sao badlaa laonao kao tOyaar haota hO.sabaoro samaaja saovaI ]sa
AalaISaana caaOraho pr phU^McatI hO tao doKtI hO ik vah la^MgaDa naaOjavaana iksaI savaarI ko naIcao
kucalakr caaOraho pr mara pD,a hO.yah dRSya doKkr ]sa A%yaacaar ko iva$w vah Aavaaja,
]zatI hO ik “nahIM, eosaa nahIM haonaa caaihe qaa yah sarasar A%yaacaar hO ek maamaUlaI [nsaana pr
pUro ek Sahr ka ek samaUcao jana-samaUh ka , , ,” kuC eosaI hI baatoM ]sako idmaaga maoM laaoT-paoT
18 k[- saUrjaaoM ko baIca : [ba`ahIma SarIf, pR ,5 19 vahI, pR ,8
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haonao lagaIM. “maOM [sa A%yaacaar ka BaMD,a faoDU^Mgaa, ja,$rt pD,o tao badlaa laU^Mgaa. yah galat baat hO
yah saba [sa Sahr ko vaahnavaalaaoM kI saaijaSa hO.eosaa nahIM haonaa caaihe qaa.”20 laaSa kao,
caaOraho pr gauja,rnaovaalao saBaI laaoga ek trh kI tRPt mauskurahT ko saaqa GaUr-GaUrkr Aagao baZ, rho
hOM.AMt maoM samaaja saovaI Sahr CaoD, dotI hO.[sasao baZ,kr kao[- badlaa lao nahIM saktI hO.
ivacaaraoM maoM Aismata rKnaovaalaI naarI kI khanaI hO pUvaa-Baasa.vah, samaaja maoM
samaanata sqaaipt krnao koilae dRZ, inaScaya laotI hO.laoikna AMt maoM vyavahar maoM praijat hao jaatI
hO.ifr BaI ]sakI Aismata-baaoQa AMt tk jaagaRt rhta hO.
‘P`alaap’ dSakaoM phlao baokarI kI samasyaa gaMBaIr nahIM qaI.dsavaIM kxaa pasa haoto hI kao[-
na kao[- safodpaoSa naaOkrI imalatI qaI.laoikna QaIro-QaIro [sa isqait maoM badlaava Aayaa AaOr
Aajakla isqait A%yaMt gaMBaIr hao gayaI hO.]cca iSaxaa p`aPt krnaovaalao yauvak-yauvaityaa^M BaI
baokar BaTknao koilae maja,baUr hOM.jaIvana ibatanao koilae pOsao kI ja,$rt hO.[sailae kao[- BaI
QanQaa imalanao koilae laaoga JagaD,a krto hOM.
‘P`alaap’ [ba`ahIma SarIf Wara ilaiKt khanaI hO.p`stut khanaI ka naayak
jaIvana ibatanao hotu pOsaa kmaanao koilae p`osa Kaolata hO.vaha^M dao naairyaa^M kama krtI hOM.daonaaoM nao
baI ,e , pasa ikyaa hO.daonaaoM Barsak kama krtI hOM.laoikna svaamaI tRPt nahIM.khanaIkar BaI,
sahayata donao koilae vahaM zhrta hO.ek baar laDikyaaoM Wara kMpaoja ikyaa huAa ek fmaa-
doKkr khanaIkar kao lagaa ik kMpaoija,Mga bahUt ATpTI hO AaOr ]sao sauQaarkr Capnao laayak
banaanao maoM kafI maohnat ja,$rt hO.vah ApnaI inaraSaa saaf kr khta hO tao svaamaI laDikyaaoM kao
gaailayaaM dotI hOM.daonaaoM qarqar kaMpnao lagatI hOM.laoikna ]namaoM sao ek laDkI tIKo svar maoM khtI
hO ik “Aap badtmaIja, baatoM mat kIijae.naaOkrI dokr Aapnao kaOna saa-ehsaana kr idyaa hO?
yah BaI kao[- naaOkrI hO ?” 21
20 k[- saUrjaaoM ko baIca : [ba`ahIma SarIf, pR ,11
21 k[- saUrjaaoM ko baIca : [ba`ahIma SarIf, pR ,89
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Aacaar-ivacaar maoM ivanama` naaOkr kao svaamaI psaMd krta hO.vyavahar maoM, kama maoM
kuC gaD,baD,I AatI tao ]sao naaOkrI sao inakala dota hO.baI ,e ,tk pZ,nao pr, bahUt kaoiSaSa krnao
pr BaI [na laD,ikyaaoM kao p`osa kI naaOkrI imalatI hO .pr svaamaI kI gaailayaa^ saunakr laD,kI kI
Aismata jaaga ]ztI hO AaOr ]sako iva$w Aavaaja, BaI ]zatI hO.Anyaaya ko iva$w Aavaaja,
]zanao kI Sai@t Aismata baaoQa sao imalatI hO.
‘mairyama’
naarI maoM mamata yaa vaa%salya kI Baavanaa sahja, svaaBaaivak AaOr p`akRitk BaI
hO.mamata kI AnauBaUit kao naarI ijasa tIva`ta ko saaqa AnauBava krtI hO ]tnaI tIva`ta ko saaqa
pu$Ya nahIM.pu$Ya kovala ma^Ma ka yaa naarI ka vaa%salyamaya $p doK sakta hO zIk ]saI $p maoM
AnauBava nahIM kr sakta.
kmalaoSvar Wara ilaiKt ‘mairyama’ naarI Aismata kI ek saSa@t khanaI
hO.p`stut khanaI Aa%makqaa%mak SaOlaI maoM ilaKI gayaI hO.maOM yaa jaavaod kI p%naI SaahIna-jaao pa^Mca
saala phlao irSta K%ma krko tlaak laokr dUsarI SaadI krko laahaOr calaI gayaI qaI-kuC idnaaoM
koilae Baart maoM AatI hO.AaOrt kao[- BaI hao Apnao CaoD,o hue Gar kao doKnao koilae vah ek baar
ja,$r AatI hO.SaahIna Azarh saala kI hO.vah AlaIgaZ, sao idllaI haotI hu[- phlaI baar AatI
hO.yaha^M ]trto hI ]sako da^Mt maoM toja TIsa haonao ko karNa ]sakao eyarpaoT- sao saIQao Da@Tr ko
pasa lao jaata hO.jaavaod ]sao Aapa ko saaqa rKta hO.sabaoro vah iDispirna maa^ga kr kmaro maoM
AatI hO jaao ]sakI puranaI Aadt hO.jaavaod yah psaMd nahIM krta hO @yaaoMik vah tlaakSauda
hO.Kanaa Kanao ko baad baatoM krto samaya SaahIna kao baulaata hO.SaahIna khtI hO ik baoTa ko
Sabd saunakr ]sao phlaI baar lagaa ik vah Baart maoM hO.@yaaoMik ]saka baoTa paikstana maoM hO.maa^M
kI mamata jaldI hI paikstana laaOTnao koilae ]sa pr dbaava DalatI hO.tba jaavaod SaahId ko
baaro maoM pUCta hO ik @yaa vah ]saka baoTa hO ijasao tlaak ko baad SaahIna nao ApnaI kaoK maoM dao
mahInao ka laokr gayaI qaI.laoikna yah tao ]saka baoTa nahIM hO.SaaOhr kao yah gaBa- maMjaUr na laganao
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ko karNa SaahIna gaBa-pat kra dotI hO.SaahId kao Aasptala ko yatIma Kanao sao ]za laayaI hO
jaao kracaI ko dMgaaoM maoM maaro gae ek isanQaI ihndu ka baoTa hO.tba vah isaf- dao idna ka hO.yah
saunakr jaavaod kao gaussaa Aakr vah savaala krta hO ik @yaa ]sako SaaOhr kna-la jaOdI kao
kaifr ko baccao Aqaa-t Anya jaatI ko baccao kao maMjaUr krta hO, ApnaI hI KUna ka baccaa maMjaUr
nahIM hO.tba SaahIna javaaba dotI hO ik pit kao yah baccaa maMjaUr na haonao ko karNa vah ]saI idna
]saI va@t tlaak kr sakta hO.jaavaod kao lagaa hO ik vah ]sasao kuC iCpa rhI hO.tba
SaahIna khtI hO ik “jaavaod!AaOrt ko pasa Cupanao koilae bahUt kuC haota hO, maa^ ko pasa kuC
BaI nahIM , , , ,dao idna ka maasaUma SaahId zunaka qaa tao maOM nao ]sako ptlao-ptlao Aazo ApnaI saUKI
CatI sao lagaa ilae qao , , ,, ,maorI Caityaa^M bahUt ]maD,I, pr dUQa nahIM inaklaa, vaoa baotrh raonao
lagaa.maOM nao if`ja sao dUQa inakalaa, $[- kI ba%tI banaa[-, ]sanao haOlao-haOlao qaaoD,a saa dUQa pI ilayaa,
vah saao gayaa qaa, pr ]sanao Apnaa nanha saa haqa maorI CatI pr rK ilayaa qaa, AaOr tba jaavaod
]sa AaQaI rat ko baad maoro badna maoM jagah-jagah dUQa ko saaoto fUTnao lagao qao, lagata qaa maora saara
KUna dUQa hao gayaa qaa AaOr maorI daonaaoM CaityaaoM sao dUQa ko Jarnao fUT pD,o qao.”o 22
CaoTI laD,kI SaahIna Anajaanao, tlaak AaOr gaBa-pat kr laotI hO.Aba Azarh
saala kI SaahIna maa^M kI mamata AaOr Aismata phcaanatI hO, vyavahar krtI hO.mamata ko karNa
vah dUsarI baar tlaak laotI hO.Aismata baaoQa hI yahI inaNa-ya laonao koilae ]sao sajaga banaatI hO.
‘Avasaana ek svaPna ka’
ivavaah pUva- p`oma saMbanQa yaa ivavaah pUva- yaaOna-saMbanQa pu$Ya ko pairvaairk jaIvana
kao iksaI trh CU nahIM sakta hO.kuC svaaqa- BaartIya pu$Ya iksaI na iksaI karNa sao p%naI psaMd
na Aanao pr ek ko baad ek SaadI rcata hO yaa AvaOQa yaaOna saMbaMQa sqaaipt krta hO.pr saBaI
pu$Ya p%naI eosaI caahta hO, jaao dUQa saI QaulaI AaOr gaMgaajala-saI piva~ hao.
22 dosa prdosa: kmalaoSvar kI pccaIsa khainayaa^M,,kmalaoSvar, pR ,84
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maalatI jaaoSaI Wara ilaiKt ‘Avasaana ek svaPna ka’ khanaI pu$Ya ko [sa
iGanaaOnao AaOr kui%sat $p kao idKatI hO AaOr [sako iva$w Aavaaja, ]znaovaalaI naarI kao BaI dSaa-
tI hO.ipta rovaonyaU maoM @laasa vana Aaifsar qao AaOr maa^M sauGaD, gaRihNaI qaI.]nhoM dao pu~ AaOr dao
pui~yaa^M hOM.phlaa pu~ [MjaIinayar bana gae hO AaOr dUsara pu~ gagana baMgalaaOr maoM daiKlaa idlavaayaa
hO.baoTI ema , e , kr rhI hO AaOr naaiyaka AazvaIM yaa naaOvaIM kxaa maoM hO.[tnao maoM [Mijainayar Baa[-
ka ivavaah ‘saoanao ka TukDa’ sao huAa.bahU p`sava koilae pIhr jaato samaya TUr pr gayao iptajaI
mar gayaa.ijasa laDkI kao vah pirvaar ‘saaonao ka TukD,a’ saaocata hO vah tao Asala maoM ‘Aaga ka
gaaolaa’ hO.iptajaI kI maR%yau ko baad baD,a baoTa samaIr AaOr ]sakI p%naI pirvaar ka baaoJa zaonao
koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.baD,a Baa[-, gagana kao baMgalaaOr vaalaa p`aoja@T CaoD,nao kao khto hOM.tba baD,I
baoTI AartI pirvaar kI ijammaodarI svayaM laokr khtI hO ik “BaOyaa, CaoTU kI ifk` mat
krao.Aaja sao ]saka ijammaa maOM nao ilayaa.papa nao maorI SaadI koilae kuC $pe rK CaoD,o
hOM.Aaja sao vao maOM nao gagana ko naama pr ide.$pyaaoM ko ABaava maoM maorI SaadI na hao sakI, tao kao[-
baat nahIM, pr ]sakI pZ,a[- nahIM $knaI caaihe.AaOr BaaBaI, Aaja yaa kla mauJao naaOkrI ja,$r
imala jaaegaI.tba maOM Barsak dada ka haqa ba^MTa sakU^MgaI laoikna maohrbaanaI krko maorI maaM kI
gaRhsqaI kao mat kaoisae .” 23 baad maoM AartI kao naaOkrI imalatI hO.vaotna BaI AcCa hO.AaOr
vah vaotna laakr dada ko haqa pr rK dotI hO.dUsarI baoTI BaartI ema ,ka^Mma krto hue baOMk kI
pirxaae^M do DalatI hO AaOr ek maoM saolao@Sana BaI imalatI hO. tba vah maatajaI sao khtI hO ik
“maa^M, Aba Aap dIdI kI SaadI kI ifk` kIijae, Aagao kI naava maOM Ko laU^MgaI.” 24
maatajaI baoTI kI SaadI koilae baD,a baoTa samaIr ko haqa pr saaro gahnao inakalakr
rK dotI hO tao BaOyaa yao saba baocakr Sahr sao dUr ek AalaISaana baMgalaa banaata hO.]sa baMgalaa kao
‘maatRCayaa’ naama BaI dota hO.yah doKkr saba laaoga dada kI maatRBai@t kI p`SaMsaa krto hO tao
23 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,40 24 vahI, pR ,51
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BaartI jaanabaUJakr khtI hO ik “calaao, [na laaogaaoM nao [-maanadarI tao bartI hO, maa^M kI pU^MjaI sao banao
makana kao maa^M ka naama tao idyaa.” 25
gagana saat saala lagaakr baI , [- ,pasa krta hO AaOr ]nakI SaadI sahpazI kI
[klaaOtI bahna ko saaqa hu[-.daonaaoM duba[- maoM kama krto hOM.maa^M kI maR%yau ko baad torhvaIM maoM ifr
vah Aata hO AaOr daonaaoM bahnaaoM kao duba[- maoM ijandgaI ibatanao koilae inamaM~Na BaI krto hO laoikna
bahnaoM phcaanatI hO ik inamaM~Na kovala Sabd hO, ]sa inamaM~Na maoM kao[- }Ymaa yaa Aaga`h nahIM hO.maa^M
kI vasaIyat maoM makana daonaaoM baoiTyaaoM ko naama pr ilaKI hO.[sailae daonaaoM bahna saaqa imalakr vahaM
rhtI hOM.
ek idna baD,o Baa[-, bahnaaoM kao doKnao koilae yaha^M Aata hO.]nakI baoTI svaITI
koilae tabaD,taoD, laD,ko ZU^MZ,o jaa rho hO.[sa baar jaao Aa[- ,e , esa ,laDko kao ]nhaoMnao tlaaSa
ikyaa hO ]sakI bahna AartI kI ka^laoja maoM hI pZ,atI hO.prsaaoM saubah laD,kI doKnao ka kaya-k`ma
hO.[sailae bahna kao inamaMi~t krnao koilae Baa[- Aata hO.BaartI manaa krnao pr BaI AartI Baa[-
ko Gar jaatI hO.laDkovaalao AartI kao doKkr psaMd krto hOM AaOr Baa[- sao Apnao ek
tlaakSauda Baa[- koilae AartI ka haqa maa^Mgato hMO.Baa[--BaaBaI [sa pr naaraja, haokr barsaaoM baad
Gar maoM AatI hO AaOr AartI kao kaosatI hO.tba BaartI khtI hO ik “BaaBaI, maOM Aapsao yahI
khnaa caahtI qaI, dIdI ko pasa ApnaI ga`osa hO, gairmaa hOO, p`itBaa hO.dUsaraoM kao [Mp`osa krnao
koilae vah iksaI saaja-EaRMgaar kI maaohtaja nahIM hOM.vaOsao BaI [sa ]ma` maoM $p-sajjaa kao[- maayanao
nahIM rKtI.vah tao maorI ijad qaI, jaao ]nhaoMnao pUrI kI.daoYa Agar donaa hO, tao mauJao dIijae.” 26
ifr BaI vao laaoga kaosanaa jaarI rKto hO.vah bahna kI knyaadana koilae tOyaar nahIM hO AaOr
AartI xamaa-yaacanaa kI maud`a maoM KDI hO.yao saba doKkr BaartI ka KUna ]balata hO AaOr vah
raoYa pUva-k gaMBaIr svar maoM khtI hO ik “tuma caup rhao dIdI, hr baat pr xamaa-yaacanaa kI maud`a maoM
25 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,51-52
26 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,51
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KD,o haonao kI ja,$rt nahIM hO”.[sa baar maOM nao dIdI kao DpT idyaa AaOr ifr BaaBaI sao mauKitba
hu[-,“ha^M, tao iksa dana kI baat kr rhI qaI Aap ? dIdI kao[- AalaU-baOMgana hOM ik ]nhaoMnao maaMgaa
Aapnao ]zakr do idyaa.vaOsao BaI Aapkao knyaadana ka hk kha^M phU^Mcata hO.yah AiQakar tao
]saka haota hO, jaao knyaa ka palana-paoYaNa krta hO.kma sao kma Aap laaoga tao [saka davaa
nahIM kr sakto.” 27
dIdI kBaI BaI SaadI koilae tOyaar nahIM hO @yaaoMik ]sanao maaM kao vacana idyaa qaa
ik sada BaartI ko saaqa rhogaI.BaartI BaI dIdI kao Pyaar krtI hO.[sailae vah Agalao idna baOMk
maoM na jaakr saIQao imasaoja, p`saad ko Gar jaatI hO.ipta-jaao irTayaD- iDisT/@T jaja hO-sao imalatI hO
AaOr baatoM krtI hO.jaja saahba ko Baa[- sanaatna laMdna maoM qaa AaOr Aba irTayarmaoMT laokr svadoSa
laaOT Aata hO.vah tlaakSauda hO AaOr dao baoiTyaa^M BaI haotI hO.baatcaIt krto samaya BaartI dIdI
ko saMbanQa maoM Baa[- Wara banaae gae galat QaarNaaAaoM kao zIk krnao ka Eama krta hO.baatcaIt
K%ma haonao ko baad sanaatna ko kar pr BaartI Gar calatI hO.baIca maoM, sanaatna khta hO ik
BaartI kao doKkr ]saka tlaaSa pUNa- hao jaata hO @yaaoMik vah eosaI p%naI caahta hO ijasaka kao[-
[ithasa na hao.yah saunakr BaartI ka pUra SarIr k`aoQa sao jala ]za.]sao lagaa ik ABaI [saI
va@t ]sa dMBaI ka galaa dbaa donaa hO taik vah eosaI gaMdI baat dubaara na kh sako.vah Apnaa
k`aoQa p`kT krko khtI hO ik “Da^M , sanaatna, maoro baD,o Baa[- nao maorI dIdI ko ku^MAaropna kao [tnaI
baD,I gaalaI dI ik ]sao saunakr maora pUra bajaUd hI ihla gayaa qaa, pr AapkI baat saunakr tao maOM
ekdma, raK hao ga[- hU^M.Aap Kud tlaakSauda hO, dao baccaaoM ko baap hOM, pr ApnaI BaavaI p%naI
ka tqaakiqat Afoyar BaI Aapsao hjama nahIM hao rha hO.AaScaya- hO.” 28 ivaSauw BaartIya
saMskaraoM kI baat khkr sanaatna ifr BaI ApnaI baataoM kao maanya banaanao ka Eama krta hO tba
27 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,58 28 vahI, pR ,67
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BaartI khtI hO ik “[samaoM tao kao[- Sak nahIM hO.Aap maoM BaartIya pu$Ya ko saMskar kUT-
kUTkr Baro hue hOM.BaartIya-pu$Ya, jaao Kud tao ek ko baad ek SaadI rcaata jaata hO, pr
p%naI eosaI caahta hO, jaao dUQa kI QaulaI AaOr gaMgaajala-saI piva~ hao.qaOMk yaU D^a@Tr, Aapnao mauJao
Apnaa AsalaI caohra idKa idyaa.qaOM@sa eMD gauDbaaya.” 29 vah gaaD,I sao ]trkr AaOr Aa^MKaoM
maoM cadkr Gar AatI hO.Gar maoM dIdI kao doKkr, ]sako Pyaar kao doKkr [-Svar kao Qanyavaad
dotI hO @yaaoMik pu$Ya ko kui%sat haqaaoM sao vah AaOr dIdI baala-baala baca gayaI hOM.
svaaqaI- pu$YaaoM ko AsalaI mau^h Kaolakr idKanao ka Eama p`stut khanaI Wara,
khanaIkar krtI hO.pu$Ya iksaI p`kar ka svaBaavavaalaa @yaaoM na hao ApnaI p%naI @laIna
svaBaavavaalaI haonaa caahta hO.BaartI, pu$Ya ko saba Cla, kpTaoM ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI
hO.ApnaI Aismata kao banaae rKnao koilae vah p`ya%na krtI hO.
‘smaRit klp’
Baart maoM pit ko ibanaa p%naI ka Aist%va SaUnya maanaa jaata hO.yaid pit laMgaD,a
yaa kubaD,a hao tba BaI ihndustanaI p%naI ]sakI dIGaa-yau kI kamanaa krtI hO.laoikna yaid p%naI
eosaa hO tao pu$Ya dUsarI s~I kI Kaoja krta hO.
‘smaRit klp’ maalatI jaaoSaI Wara kRt khanaI hO.p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka roNau
Amaoirka sao CuT\TI lakr svadoSa AatI hO.]sako pirvaar ka, rjanaISa Baa[- ko pirvaar sao puranaa
saMbanQa hO.]sakI CaoTI bahna AaBaa AaOr roNaU ha[-skUla sao ema ,esa , saI ,tk eksaaqa pZ,tI
qaI.Aaja rjanaISa Baa[- ko baoTo ka irsaoPSana hO.vaha^M jaakr roNaU rjanaISa Baa[-, BaaBaI, AaBaa,
manaIYa Baa[- sabasao imalatI hO.laoikna manaIYa kI saundr p%naI saivata BaaBaI AaOr bahna SaaoBaa dIdI
Anaupisqat hOM.irsaoPSana ko baad laaOt jaato samaya vah BaOyaa-BaaBaI sao [sako baaro maoM pUCtI hO tao
jaanatI hO ik bahUt Bayaanak e@saIDoMT huAa hO. [samaoM manaIYa kI dao psailayaa^M caTk ga[-
29 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,67
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hO.kuhnaI maoM f`o@car hao gayaahO, GauTnao pr caaoT Aa[- hO.AaOr saivata pUro dao mahInao kaomaa maoM pD,tI
hO.Aba haoSa maoM AatI hO laoikna vah iksaI kao na jaanatI hO, na phcaanatI hO.basa, ibaTr-ibaTr
taktI rhtI hO.na BaUK-Pyaasa ka haoSa hOO, na iksaI AaOr caIja, ka.saara SarIr laujapuMja hao
jaata hO.dr Asala isar maoM caaoT lagaI hO, ibayaaMD irpoyar.saivata kao [tnao haonao pr BaI saBaI
laaoga manaIYa kao baocaara maanatI hO @yaaoMik ]nakI ijandgaI tbaah hao ga[- hO.Aba saivata kI baUZ,I
maaM ]sakI saovaa-SauEaRYaa krtI hO.baD,I laD,ikyaaM haosTla maoM hO AaOr CaoTI Gar maoM.
SaaoBaa dIdI ka saara jaIvana pit kI tImaardarI krto hI kTa hO.SaaoBaa dIdI
ka pit Apar saMpi<a ko [klaaOta AiQakarI hO.ivavaah ko baad maoM pta calaa ik laD,ka raoga
kI puiD,yaa hO.SaaoBaa [MiglaSa maoM ema ,e , hO, saMgaIt kI ivaSaard hO, baOMDimaMTna kI caaOMipyana hO pr
ApnaI saarI ]plaibQayaaoM kao ]nhaoMnao zMD,o basto maoM zala idyaa hO AaOr kovala pit kI nasa- haokr rh
ga[- hO.[saI frvarI maoM ]naka dohaMt huAa hO.[sa karNa sao saivata AaOr SaaoBaa SaadI maoM Baaga laonao
koilae na AatI hOM.
ek idna roNaU, SaaoBaa dIdI ko Gar jaatI hO.baataoM ko baIca SaaoBaa dIdI roNaU ko
AnabyaahI cacaorI nanad, CaoTI bauAa, saasa saalaI ko baaro maoM pUCtI hO.vah manaIYa Baa[- ko ilae
[nako baaro maoM pUCtI hO. “ , , , pta nahIM baocaarI iktnaa kYT ilaKakr laa[- hO.Kud BaI Baaoga
rhI hO, saaqa maoM GarvaalaaoM kao BaI Baugatnaa pD, rha hO.AcCa sauna, maOM nao khIM pZ,a qaa ik
maanaisak ivaklaaMgata ka saiT-ifkoT hao, tao dUsarI SaadI kI primaSana imala jaatI hO.”30 tba
roNaU jaI jaIjaajaI ko baaro maoM pUCtI hO jaao saaolah saala sao baImaar haokr ibastr pr pD,tI hO.SaaoBaa
dIdI khtI hO ik vah saaro saala tna-mana lagaakr ]sakI saovaa krtI [samaoM kao[- }ba yaa Kija
kBaI nahIM Aata hO.yah saunakr roNaU savaala krtI hO ik saivata BaaBaI kovala tIna vaYa- hI
ibastr maoM pD,tI hO, [tnaI kma saala maoM @yaa, manaIYa Baa[- }ba hao jaata hO.yaid hadsaa ]laTa hao
jaata manaIYa Baa[- ibastr pr haoto AaOr BaaBaI zIk-zak haotI tao @yaa BaaBaI ]nakI maR%yau kI
30 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,83
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kamanaa krtIM.tba SaaoBaa dIdI eosaa khIM nahIM haonao ka vaayada krtI hO tao roNaU khtI hO ik
“yahI tao du:K hO dIdI kI eosaa nahIM haota.pit caaho laMgaDa, laUlaa, kanaa, kubaD,a hao, tba BaI
ihndustanaI p%naI ]sakI dIGaa-yau kI kamanaa krtI hO.]sako ilae va`t-]pvaasa krtI
hO.manaaOityaa^M maanatI hO.jaanatI hO @yaaoM ?@yaaoMik ]sao maalaUma hO ik pit ko ibanaa ]saka Aist%va
SaUnya hO.Gar- pirvaar maoM ]saka maana-sammaana, samaaja maoM ]sakI p`itYza saba pit ko dma sao haotI
hO.saba sao tajaa ]dahrNa tao Aapka hI hO.pirvaar ko [klaaOto baoTo kI SaadI qaI AaOr Aap
vaha^M nahIM qaIM.”31 kuC do tk baatcaIt ko baad roNaU ivada laokr Gar laaOTtI hO.BaartIya naarI
kI vaastivak isqait ko baaro maoM Avagat haokr ]sakI Aismata koilae QaImaI, ikMtu spYT SabdaoM
maoM Aavaaja, ]znaovaalaI naarI ko $p maoM roNaU saamanao AatI hO.
maa^M tuJao salaama’
pirvaar maoM pit AaOr p%naI kao samakxa sqaana imalanaa hO.laoikna Baart maoM pit ko
ibanaa p%naI kao kao[- maana-sammaana yaa p`itYza nahIM imalata hO.[sa p`kar p`cailat prMpra naarI
Aismata kao kucalatI hO.
maalatI jaaoSaI Wara kRt ‘maa^M tuJao salaama’ khanaI maoM naarI Aismata kI Jaa^Mikyaa^
dIK pD,tI hO. vaOvaaihk jaIvana maoM pit-p%naI ko baIca tIsaro ka Aagamana saMGaYa- pOda krta
hO.Apnao pit ka iksaI Aaor naarI sao saMbaMQa haonao pr p%naI sah nahIM saktI hO.ApnaI Aismata
kao phcaananaovaalaI AaQauinak naarI [sa Avasqaa maoM pit kao pir%yaaga krnao koilae tOyaar hao
jaatI hO.
AivanaaSa AaOr vaINaa pit-p%naI hO.baoTo Anauraga kao vah caInaU naama sao pukartI
hO.vaINaa pI ,eca ,DI kr rhI qaI AaOr AivanaaSa Aa^ifsa maoM kama krta hO.tba saImaa ]sako Gar
maoM AatI hO AaOr jaldI hI caInaU sao daostI krtI hO.phlao [sa daostI sao caInaU kI maa^M KuSa
31 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,84
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hO.Aagao calakr AivanaaSa ko mana maoM saImaa kao sqaana imalata hO.laoikna [sako baaro maoM saImaa
AnaiBa& hO.baad maoM vah saarI baatoM samaJa laotI hO. pitva`ta p%naI yah sah nahIM saktI.[sailae
vah saImaa sao khtI hO ik “caInaU kao irSvat donao kI Aba kao[- ja$rt nahIM hO.]sao saIZ,I banaakr
tumhoM jaao panaa qaa, vah tao tuma pa caukI hao.”32 saImaa kao baat samaJa maoM nahIM AatI hO.vah
pUCtI hO tao vaINaa khtI hO ik “yahI ik tumhara Pyaar caInaU tk hI saIimat rhta tao mauJao KuSaI
haotI, pr tumanao tao ]sako papa kao BaI nahIM ba#Saa.” 33 yah saunakr saImaa sanna rh ga[- AaOr
ApnaI inarIhta saaibat krnao kI kaoiSaSa krnao lagaI.laoikna ihndustana kI is~yaa^M, Apnao Pyaaro
pit ko mana maoM dUsaraoM kI ]pisqait sah nahIM saktI.yah ]sakI Aismata pr caaoT lagaatI
hO.[sailae vaINaa khtI hO ik “kaSa ik yah galatfhmaI hI haotI, pr duBa-agya sao yah saca hO,
bahUt kD,vaa saca.tuma maorI gaRhsqaI maoM Aaga lagaa rhI hao saImaa [-Svar tumhoM kBaI maaf nahIM
krogaa.” 34 yah saunakr saImaa kao BaI k`aoQa Aata hO.Apmaainat haokr vah vaINaa kao KUba KrI
KaoTI saunaatI hO AaOr dubaara ]sa Gar maoM pa^Mva na donao ka p`Na krko ]sa Gar sao Apnao Gar maoM
laaOTtI hO.
AivanaaSa dUsaro idna saImaa ko Gar maoM jaata hO AaOr ijandgaI saaqa ibatanao koilae
svaagat BaI krta hO.yah saba jaanakr svaaiBamaanaI vaINaa caupcaap tlaak saMbanQaI saaro popsa- saa[na
kr dotI hO.baoTo kI doKroK ko ilae iksaI trh kI sahayata laonao sao vah [nakar krtI
hO.Aba ]sakI ijandgaI isaf- caInaU koilae hO. “yah maorI ijammaodarI hO.maOM [sao pala laU^MgaI.basa,
tuma laaoga Apnaa saayaa [sa pr na pD,nao donaa”35
32 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,30 33 vahI, pR ,30 34 vahI, pR ,30 35 vahI, pR ,32
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vaINaa Akolao hI caInaU kao palatI hO AaOr duBaa-gya sao hala maoM ]sakI maR%yau hao
gayaI.Aba caInaU Aa^MsT/oilayaa maoM nayaa jaa^ba laota hO AaOr papa kao doKnao koilae ‘maOM’ ko Gar maoM
Aata hO.
Pait ka sahara na imalanao pr BaI svaaiBamaanaI vaINaa ij,andgaI ka naava AkolaI hI
Aagao baZ,atI hO .Apnao baccao kao ]cca iSaxaa BaI dotI hO.[sap`kar ApnaI Aismata kao banaae
rKnao ko p`yaasa maoM pit ka pir%yaaga krnao koilae BaI tOyaar haokr vaINaa saamanao AatI hO.
‘inavaa-isat kr dI tumanao maorI p`It’
AaQauinak yauga maoM naarI pairvaairk jaIvana ko saMbanQa maoM rMga-ibarMgao svaPna doKtI
hO.laoikna kBaI-kBaI pu$Ya laaoga ivavaah kao Qana kmaanao ka Aasaana trIka samaJato hOM.dhoja ko
$p maoM Qana ko Alaavaa vaaiSaMga maOSaIna, if`D\ja, Aaovana Aaid BaI maaMgato hOM.]sa samaya dulaihna ka
baap hO duinayaa ka sabasao inarIh AaOr Asahaya p`aNaI.laD,kI ka Aismata-baoaQa inama-ma $p sao
kucala jaata hO.
‘inavaa-isat kr dI tumanao maorI p`It’ maalatI jaaoSaI Wara kRt ek saSa@t khanaI
hO.khanaI kI naaiyaka ‘maOM’ hO ijasako baD,o BaOyaa kI baoTI idvyaa Aa%mah%yaa kr laI.yah baat
saunakr ‘maOM’ BaOyaa-BaaBaI kao saaM%vanaa donao koilae jaldI hI inaklatI hO.T/ona maoM yaa~a krto samaya
va@t kaTnao koilae ipClaI yaa~aAaoM kao yaad krnaa Sau$ krtI hO.BaOyaa kI baoiTyaa^M Cayaa, ica~a
AaOr idvyaa kI SaadI ko baaro maoM saaocatI hO.Cayaa ka rMga qaaoD,a dbaa hO [sailae ]sao p`aofosar
jaItoMd` byaah krto hO.ica~a ko ivavaah ko samaya, laD,ko papa ka Apmaana kr rho qao, maKaOla
]D,a rho qao, baojaa frmaa[SaoM kr rho qao.tba ica~a sToja pr baOzkr maMd-maMd mauskurakr Apnao
nae-navaolao pit sao baatoM krtI hO.tba ‘maOM’ ApnaI SaadI-jaao Aba tk Aivavaaiht hO -ko baaro maoM
saaocatI hO.baa[-sa saala phlao ‘maOM’ SaadI koilae tOyaairyaa^M krtI hOM. dUlha dUr saD,k pr KD,a
hO.dUlho kI GaaoD,I drvaaja,o pr raok dI ga[- hO.pta nahIM iksasao @yaa badsalaUkI hao ga[- qaI.AaOr
maana-manaaovyaya ka daOr jaarI rhI hO.yao Kusar- fUsar saunakr ‘dulhna maOM’ kmaro maoM nahIM baOz patI
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hO.}pr sao doKoM tao baabaUjaI, BaOyaa, caacaajaI saba ko saba haqa jaaoD,kr p`aqa-naa krto idKto hOM
AaOr saamanaovaalao tnaI hu[- maud`a maoM KD,o hO.yah saba doKkr ‘maOM’ ka KUna tao ]balanao lagaa.vah
dnaadna saIiZyaa^M flaa^MgatI naIcao ]tr Aa[- AaOr saBaI laaogaaoM sao SaadI koilae ‘tOyaar nahIM’ khtI
hO.yah saunakr saba caaOMkto hOM AaOr saba laaoga ]sakI ijandgaI tbaah na krnao koilae ]pdoSa BaI
doto hMO.laoikna vah ifr BaI dRZ, svar maoM ku^MAarI rhnao ka inaScaya batatI hO. ‘ , , , ,mauJao tao
jaOsao Aaga laga ga[-.maOM dnaadna saIiZ,yaa^M flaaMgatI naIcao ]tr Aa[-.baIca maMDp maoM Aakr maOM nao
eolaana kr idyaa, “baabaUjaI, [na laaogaaoM kI ibada kr dIijae.yah SaadI nahIM hao saktI.” 36
yah saunakr saba laaoga sanna rhto hO.Ammaa tao baohaoSa hao ga[-.BaOyaa, BaaBaI, caacaa saba ]sao samaJanao
kI kaoiSaSa krto hOM.laoikna ‘maO’M Aismata sao Barkr ijandgaI Bar ku^MAarI rhnao ka inaScaya laotI
hO. “ nahIM baabaUjaI, yah maoro ilae [tnaI-saI baat nahIM hO.eosao saMskarhIna pirvaar maoM maora gaujaara
nahIM hoa sakta.[sasao tao maOM ku^MAarI hao BalaI hU^M.” 37 Aagao calakr ‘maO’M kI bahna pmmaI BaI
iksaI kI jahmat nahIM dotI hO.vah Kud Apnao pit kao cauna laotI hO AaOr baad maoM GarvaalaaoM kao
saUcanaa dotI hOM.
BaOyaa kI daonaaoM baoiTyaaoM kI SaadI baD,I QaUma-Qaama sao saMpnna hu[- hOM.tIsarI baoTI
idvyaa kI SaadI pr Gar maoM ja,ra BaI cahla-phla nahIM hO.idvyaa ko pit ivadoSa maoM kama krnaovaalao
Da@Tr hO.Gar kI AaiKrI SaadI haonao pr BaI kao[- QaUma-Qaama nahIM hO.AaOr gahnao, kpD,o kuC BaI
laonao sao idvyaa [nakar BaI krtI hO.’maOM’ [sako baaro maoM pUCtI hO tao idvyaa khtI hO ik “yah
bataAao ik Aba donao sao lao[- [na laaogaaoM ko pasa kuC SaoYa BaI hO? daonaaoM SaaidyaaoM nao papa kao
ekdma inacaaoD,kr rK idyaa hO.Aba jaao ga`ocyaUTI AaOr fMD vagaOrh kI rkma imalaI hO, vahI
]nakI jaoba maoM kulabaulaa rhI hO.vahI saba mauJa pr Kca- kr doMgao, tao baakI ijandgaI @yaa kroMgao?
36 AaOrt ek rat hO :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,16- 17 37 vahI, pR ,17
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iksaka mau^Mh doKoMgao? Apnao kao fkIr banaakr vao yaid mauJao kuC doto BaI hO, tao vah maoro saaqa tao
jaaegaa nahIM.saasa ko laa^Mkr maoM pD,a rhogaa.]nako vaa^D-raoba kI SaaoBaa baZ,aegaa, [samaoM @yaa tuk
hO.”38
SaadI ko baad idvyaa Amaoirka maoM AamaaSaya kI iksaI baImaarI pr irsaca- krtI
hO.]sako pit AivanaaSa ka ek marIja iksaI galat [Mjao@Sana ko karNa mar gayaa.[sailae
AiQakarI laaoga ]sao sasapOMD, krto hOM AaOr D,I ,[- ,cala rha hO.laa[saoMsa BaI iCna jaanao ka Dr
hO.[sailae vah jald sao jald Baart laaOTnaa caahta hO.yaha^M Aakr Apnaa naisa-Mga haoma Kaolanaa
caahta hO.[sako ilae idvyaa ka sasaur, iptajaI sao baD,a rkma maaMgata hO.laoikna donao koilae
]sako pasa kuC BaI nahIM hO.idvyaa jaOsaI Kudd\ar laD,kI Apmaana AaOr ijallat kI ijandgaI jaI
nahIM saktI hO.[sailae ]sanao Aa%mah%yaa kI hO.
P`astut khanaI kI laD,ikyaa^M ApnaI Aismata kao bacaae rKto hue jaIvana ibatatI
hOM .ek, dulha ko pirvaar ko saMskarhInata ko karNa SaadI BaI CaoD,kr ijandgaI Bar ku^MAarI
ka jaIvana ibatatI h Otao dUsarI laD,kI, Apnao manamaanao ZMga sao var kao caunatI hO.tIsarI laD,kI
idvyaa dhoja p`qaa ko iva$w ApnaI psaMd sao kOiryar AaOr jaIvana saaqaI kao cauna laotI hO.laoikna
SaadI ko baad sasauralavaalao Qana-daOlat maa^Mgato hOM tao vah jaIvana BaI kaTkr Aismata kI rxaa
krtI hO.vah caupcaap Anyaaya sahnao koilae tOyaar BaI nahIM hO.
‘dUQa AaOr dvaa’
saMtuYT evaM saMtuilat jaIvana ibatanao koilae Baaojana, kpD,a AaOr Gar ja$rI
hOM.[sako ABaava maoM jaIvana ibatanaa kizna hO.pairvaairk jaIvana maoM s~I AaOr pu$Ya Apnao maoM
ApUNa- hO.iva&aana ko Anausaar s~I kI Apoxaa pu$Ya hI sao@sa kao AiQak caahto hOM.idna ba idna
38 vahI, pR ,22
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GarolaU jaIvana kI samasyaaAaoM sao jakD,o hue naarI kI kaomala Baavanaae^M jaldI hI maurJaa jaatI
hOM.flat: pu$Ya AtRPt maanaisakta maoM jaInao kao ivavaSa haota hO.
maak-NDoya Wara ilaiKt ‘dUQa AaOr dvaa’ khanaI ek maQyavagaI-ya pirvaar kI
samasyaaAaoM pr p`kaSa DalatI hO.laoKk ApnaI p%naI AaOr baccaaoM ko baaro maoM rMga-Baro svaPna doKto
hOM.maunnaI AaOr $nakU baala baccao hOM.laoKk caahto hO ik ]nakI maunnaI pZ, ilaKkr baD,I ica~kar
bana jaae.vao baccaaoM koa skUla lao jaanao koilae ek maaoTr KrIdnaa caahto hOM AaOr AcCo kpD,o
phnakr skUla jaato doKnaa caahto hOM.pr yao saba svaPna pURrI haotI idKa[- nahIM dotI.Aqaa-Baava ko
karNa maunnaI kI Aa^MKaoM ko maa^MDo kI dvaa BaI Krid nahIM sakto.
laoKk ko mana maoM ilaKnao koilae k[- AcCI caIja,oM pD,I rhtI hOM.ifr BaI vao kuC
nahIM ilaK sakto hOM.Gar maoM saBaI saamaana ibalakula cauk gayao hOM.p%naI Aaga`h p`kT krtI hO ik vao
kao[- khanaI ilaKkr iksaI p`kaSak kao dokr kuC $pe kmaayaoM maunnaI BaI dUQa koilae iSakayat
krtI hO.laoKk klpnaaAaoM maoM DUubao rhto hOM.vao p%naI kI ]pisqatI caahto hOM\.laoikna p%naI GarolaU
kamaaoM AaOr baccaaoM maoM vyast rhtI hOM.p%naI ko saInao maoM mau^Mh Dalakr pla Bar saaMsa laonaa vao psaMd
krto hOM.laoikna p%naI ko pasa [sako sauK kI klpnaa nahIM rh gayaI hO.vah baTna band krto-
krto baaolanao lagatI hO, “Aba [sako sauK kI klpnaa maoro pasa nahIM hO, na hI tumharo mana maoM hO
AaOr Agar hO, tao nahIM haonaI caaihe.” 39
maunnaI kI Aa^MKaoM maoM bahUt dd- hO AaOr vah dUQa koilae ijad BaI krtI hO.laoikna
dUQa AaOr dvaa KrIdnao koilae laoKk ko pasa pOsaa nahIM hO.kao[- khanaI ilaK BaI nahIM
saka.vah svaPnalaaok maoM jaIvana ibatato hO.[sa isqait maoM doKkr p%naI maoM Aismata kI Baavanaa
jaaga ]ztI hO.vah k`aoQaI banakr pit sao p`Sna krtI hO ik “AaiKr [samaoM @yaa eosaa rKa hO,
jaao tumhoM ivacailat kr dota hO? maOM $kI nahIM, kuC kha nahIM, tao @yaa eosaa Aasmaana fT pD,a?
39 maanak khainayaa^M :saM , maak-NDoya, pR ,107
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maOM pUCtI hU^M ik maunnaI ko dUQa AaOr dvaa[yaaoM ka @yaa huAa? tuma kuC ilaKkr mauJao donaovaalao qao
na?”40 laoKk hr samaya iSakayat krnaovaalao baIivayaaoM AaOr maja,dUraoM kao mana maoM kaosata hO.
Asala maoM pu$Ya ko maailakIya manaaoBaavaaoM pr p`stut khanaI kI naarI p`Sna icanh
lagaatI hOM.pit kao prmaoSvar na maanakr, Apnao baccaaoM ko p`it ipta kI ijammaodarI inaBaanao
koilae jaagaRt kratI hO.
‘baahrI jana’
BaartIya samaaja vyavasqaa maoM pu$Ya kao EaoYztma sqaana p`aPt hO.svatM~ta p`aPtI
ko baad [tnao AiQak saala baaIt jaanao pr BaI, k[- pirvaaraoM maMo naarI kI hOisayat AaOr isqait
naaOkr ko samaana haotI hO.ApnaI inajaI baataoM maoM BaI inaNaoya laonao ka AiQakar ]nhoM na imalata
hO.vah saasa hao yaa bahU, BaartIya pu$Ya p`Qaana pirvaar vyavasqaa ka kond/ AaOr vaSa ka AiQakarI
pu$Ya hO.gaRhsqaI, maatR%va, pitsaovaa AaOr pirvaar koilae %yaaga krnaa yahI hO AadSa- naarI ka
daiya%va.samaaja [sa p`kar kI galat maanyata rhnao ko karNa s~I ka vyai@t%va ivakisat nahIM
haota.vah kovala pu$Ya kI sahayak yaa Baaogavastu banakr rh jaatI hO.Apnao Gar maoM kao[- svatM~
BaUimaka inaBaanao ka svaatM~ya BaI p`aya: ]sao nahIM imalata.kovala Amarbaola ko samaana pu$Ya kI
Cayaa maoM jaIvana ibatanao kI Anaumait [sao imalatI hO.
‘baahrI jana’ maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaKI gayaI ek saSa@t khanaI hO.khanaI kI
naaiyaka naindnaI ek saBya, sausaMskRt, }^Mcao vaga- ko Garanao kI [klaaOtI bahU hO.]saka pit baD,o
Gar ka AadSa- baoTa, inaitna, pOsao kmaanao nahIM, doSa kI p`gatI AaOr ivakasa yaaojanaa kI AMjaama
donao koilae ek laGau ]Vaoga sqaaipt krnao ko isalaisalao maoM ivadoSa gayaa huAa hO.Gar maoM vah saasa-
sasaur ko saaqa rhtI hO.]ccavagaI-ya saMskRit AaOr saByata ko imaqyaa AaDMbaraoM ka p`tIk hO sasaur
rajaoSvar. vah ApnaI p%naI sairta ko baaODma maanato hO.naindnaI maQyavagaI-ya pirvaar kI sadsyaa
hO.pr saundr haonao ko karNa [sa ]ccavagaI-ya Gar kI bahU bana ga[- hO.]sako saasa-sasaur kI [cCa
40 maanak khainayaa^M :saM , maak-NDoya, pR ,110
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hO ik ]naka Gar paoto-paoityaaoM kI iklakairyaaoM sao gaU^Mjao .prntu duBaa-gya sao ]sao saat vaYa- tk
kao[- saMtana nahIM haotI.]nakao Gar maoM kao[- kmaI nahIM hO ik AalaISaana kaozI, naaOkr-caakr,
gaaD,I, D/a[var CaoDkr, pit kI Aaya kI mautaibak, dao kmaraoM ko FlaOT maoM rhnaa.saasa-sasaur
Wara AcCo sao AcCo s~I ivaSaoYa& kao idKanao kI salaah pr naindnaI proSaana hao jaatI hO.
vah ek Da@Tr ko pasa gayaI AaOr laaOT Aanao pr sasaur pUCto hO ik @yaa kha
Da@Tr nao.naindnaI Kanaa Ka rhI hO.sasaur ko savaala saunakr ]sakI Aismata jaaga ]zI ik vah
ApnaI ijandgaI maoM baahrI janaaoM ka hstxaop nahIM haonao donaa caahtI.[sailae javaaba ko $p maoM vah
ApnaI mana hI mana saaocatI hO ik ‘Aapkao matlaba’ yah maora inajaI maamalaa hO.baccaa caahtI hU^M yaa
nahIM, maora inaNa-ya hO.hao sakta hO yaa nahIM, maora Baagya hO.hao saknao koilae kuC krnaa, na krnaa
maorI samasyaa hO.Aapka @yaa AiQakar hO mauJasao ijarh krnao ka.zIk hO, Aap baccao ko dada-
dadI banaoMgao.]sao Pyaar donao laoMgao.Aapkao ]sakI caaht hao, [sasao mauJao [nakar nahIM, hmaddI- hO,
pr ApnaI caaht kao mauJapr qaaopkr maoro jaolar bananao ka AiQakar Aapkao nahIM hO.’ 41 dUsaraoM
kI [cCa AaOr caaht kao vah Apnao }pr laadnaa nahIM caahtI hO.baccaa caaihe yaa nahIM [saka
inaNa-ya vah svayaM laogaI.laoikna kh tao nahIM idyaa.
sasaur rajaoSvar dubaara pUCto hO ik Da@Tr nao @yaa kha.naindnaI ka javaaba ]sao
psaMd nahIM Aayaa.vah JapTkr baahr inakla gayao.tba naindnaI AavaoSa maoM Aakr saaocatI hO ik ‘
, , , , nahIM caaihe ]sao baccaa, nahIM jaaegaI vah Da@TraoM ko pasa, nahIM krogaI iksaI Ap`akRitk
p`ik`yaa ka [stomaala.]sakI gaaod hO, Baro na Baro, inaNa-ya laonao ka AiQakar ]saka hO, isaf-
]saka. “ nahIM caaihe mauJao baccaa!” kh hI Dalaa ]sanao.’ 42
41 Sahr ko naama :maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,62
42 vahI,pR ,64-65
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sairta Apnao pit ka Anauicat vyavahar doKkr k`aoiQat hao jaatI hO AaOr ApnaI
manaaovyaqaa kao [na SabdaoM maoM p`kT kr saaocatI hO ik ‘[nakI bahna na haotI tao maoM , , , ,[tnaI nakara
na banatI.]saI nao maoro BaItr hIna Baavanaa pOda krko mauJao baokar kr idyaa, varnaa baI ,e , maoM fsT-
iDvaIja,na maoM pasa hu[- qaI.[cCa qaI Aagao pZU^M naaOkrI k$M.yaha^M Aa[- tao CurI-ka^To AaOr
iballaaOrI ka^Mca maoM ]laJakr rh gayaI.baaODma maOM hU^M yaa yao AaOr [nako }^Mcao kanadana ko nakcaZoM
laoga.@yaaoM [tnaa caIK- icallaa rhI hOM baocaarI laD,kI pr.na huAa baccaa, na sahI gaaod lao
laogaI.@yaa [tnaa BaI AiQakar nahIM hO [sao ?’ 43 Ant maoM AiQakaraoM kI baat krto-krto saasa
AaOr GarolaU ijandgaI maoM ]laJa jaatI hO.s~I svaatM~\ya kI pxaQar haonao pr BaI naindnaI kI saasa
baocaarI sairta pit ko inayaM~Na maoM dbaI hu[- hO.naindnaI caahtI hO ik ]sakI saasa Apnaa SaaobaIlaa
Aist%va idKae.
“Aap @yaa khtI hO? mauJao @yaa krnaa caaihe? ek saala $kI hu^M? baad maoM , , ,
hma baccaa gaaod BaI lao sakto hOM.@yaaoM, batlaa[e na?” vah ]nhoM dIvaara raobaIlaa doKnaa
caahtI qaI.
M”maOM @yaa khU^M?” ]nhaoMnao haro svar maoM kha.
“@yaaoM, baccaa hma pOda krtI hOM.@yaa hmaara kao[- AiQakar nahIM hO ?”
“AiQakar?”]nhaoMnao kD,vao svar maoM kha,
“AiQakaraoM kI @yaa kmaI hO [sa Gar maoM.tuma AaOr maOM , , ,”44
[sa p`kar ApnaI Aismata kao phcaanato hue BaI [sako Anausaar vyavahRt na haonaovaalaI
dbaI hu[- Aismata sao jaIvana yaapna krnaovaalaI saasa AaOr bahU kao p`stut khanaI maoM doK sakto hO.
43 Sahr ko naama :maRdulaa gaga-,pR ,64 44 vahI, pR ,65
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‘ivad`aoh’
kBaI-kBaI vyai@t samaya AaOr isqait ko haqa ka iKlaaOnaa banakr rh jaata
hO.Aaiqa-k ABaava AaOr baccaaoM kI saM#yaa AiQak haonao ko karNa kBaI-kBaI laD,ikyaaoM kI SaadI
sahI ]ma` pr nahIM hao patI hO.[sasao baocaOna haokr vah ivad`aoh krnaa caahtI hO.
maoh$innasaa prvaoja, Wara ilaiKt ‘ivad`aoh’ naInaa kI ivad`aoh kI khanaI hO.naInaa p`aOZ,
kumaairka hO.vah Aa^ifsa maoM Ta[ipsT hO AaOr Apnao pirvaar kI AiBaBaavak bana jaatI hO.vah
ivavaah ko rMga- Baro sapnao doK rhI hO.vah Gar AaOr Aa^ifsa kI idnacayaa- sao }ba jaatI
hO.]sakI ]ma` kI laD,ikyaaM caar-caar baccaaoM kI maa^M bana ga[- hO.]sakI maa^M AaOr baabaUjaI ]sako
ilae var ZU^MZ,to-ZU^MZ,to qak jaatI hO.pirvaar kI ijammaodarI ]sako isar pr hO.ivavaah naInaa koilae
kovala
sapnaa banakr rh jaata hO.vah [sa isqait sao ivad`aoh krko ivavaaihta bananaa caahtI
hO.Aba ]sao lagata hO ik ]sako ivavaah kI icaMta pirvaar maoM iksaI kao nahIM hO.vah Apnao
Aist%va ko p`it sacaot haonao lagatI hO.vah saaocatI hO ik ]sakI ijandgaI Aba tao Aa^ifsa ko
safod icaknao kagaja, kI trh ]dasa haokr rh jaatI hO.vah pirvaar ko ‘BarNa-paoYaNa’ ka
saaQana bananaa nahIM caahtI.vah Aa^ifsa ko naayaDU ko saaqa ivavaah kI klpnaa krtI hO AaOr
%yaagap~ BaI ilaKtI hO.naaOkrI CaoD,kr ivad`aoh krnaa caahtI hO.]saI samaya ]sako pasa baabaUjaI
Aato hOM.vah raoto hue khto hO ik caSmao ko badlao Aa^proSana na krnao sao vah AMQaa hao
jaaegaa.ipta kI $laa[- doKkr vah mauT\zI maoM rKo %yaagap~ kao TukD,o-TukD,o banaatI hO. ‘]sanao
doKa AaOr ]sao lagaa, yao ]sako ipta nahIM duSmana hO, varnaa javaana laDkI ka baaoJa isar pr haoto
[%maInaana sao nahIM bacato.pr yao saaocato @yaa hO? @yaa maOM [nako ilae Apnaa jaIvana barbaad kr dU^M?
Aaja vah naaOkrI ka %yaagap~ idKakr kla Aa^ifsa maoM do jaaegaI ifr Gar kI jaao caaho halat
hao.’ 45
45 saaonao ka baosar : maoh$innasaa prvaoja,, pR ,176
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naInaa, pirvaar AaOr ipta kI isqait doKkr ivad`oah samaaPt krtI hO.yao
naaOkrIpoSaa naarI pirvaaar ko ilae svayaM kI AahUit dotI hO.Aa^ifsa ko naayaDU sao ]sao sa#t
icaZ, hO. doKnao maoM kalaa BaI hOM. ivavaah ko baaro maoM maata ipta kao[- icaMtna na krtI tao vah
naayaDU sao ivavaah kI klpnaa krtI hO.@yaaoMik vah idla ka baUra nahIM hO.SaadI krko
pirvaarvaalaaoM sao badlaa laonaa caahtI hO.AMt maoM vah saBaI ivad`aoh samaaPt krtI hO.[sa p`kar
naInaa kI jaaga ]znaovaalaI Aismata pirisqaityaaoM ko Ba^Mvar maoM pD,kr maurJaa jaatI hO.
‘maoro AaiSak ka naama’
pit-p%naI ka Aapsa maoM ivaSvaasa, pirvaar kI dRZ,ta koilae Ainavaaya- hO.SaadI ko baad
yaid SaMka ]%pnna haotI hO tao pit-p%naI ko saMbanQaaoM maoM draroM pD,nao lagata hO.pit kI SaMkalaU
dRiYT ko karNa p%naI kao WMnW evaM tnaava AiQak Jaolanaa pD,ta hO.
kusauma AMsala kI khanaI ‘maoro AaiSak ka naama’ kI naaiyaka ]pmaa AaOr saholaI
tmannaa phlaI kxaa sao laokr kalaoja tk eksaaqa pZ,tI hOM.]nhIM idnaaoM ]nakI ima~ta tmannaa
ka ek cacaaja,ad Baa[- salamaana, jaao BaI maoiD,kla ka^laoja maoM pZ,ta hO, sao pnapnao lagaI.ekbaar vao
‘naaOcaMdI’ maoM GaUmato samaya SarIr pr naama gaaodnaovaalao ek maIrasaI kao doKto hOM.tInaaoM baatoM krto
samaya maIrasaI JaTko sao ]pmaa ka haqa pkD,ta hO AaOr plak Japkto hI ]sakI saaf gaaOrI baaMh
pr kalao rMga sao ‘Allaah’ ilaKta hO.ekbaar ilaKa tao vah imaTa nahIM jaata hO.]pmaa rao rhI
hO. vah ihndu laD,kI hO AaOr maaM- baap na haonao ko karNa dadajaI ko Gar maoM rhtI hO.yah doKkr
vao laaoga ]sao Da^MTogaI AaOr jaIivat hI nahIM CaoD,oMgaI.
tmannaa AaOr salamaana saaqa Aakr dadajaI sao baatcaIt krto hOM.daophr maoM dadajaI
]sakI kaozrI maoM GaUsakr mau^Mh pr pT\TI baa^MQata hO AaOr haqa plaMga kI naIvaaD, sao baa^MQata hO.vah
]sako saBaI vas~ faD,kr yaa naaocakr foMk dota hO AaOr saaoTI sao naMgao badna pr maar barsaata
hO.baohaoSa haonaovaalaI ]pmaa kao bauAa Asptala maoM BatI- krtI hO AaOr idnaaoM baad Gar laaOTtI
hO.ek idna AaQaI rat kao laMdna maoM maohra saahba ko pasa BaojatI hO.maohra AMkla ]sao Asptala
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AaOr ifr ka^laoja tk lao jaatI hO.ema , baI , e , ko [mthana ko baad ]nhIM ko baoTo homaMt sao
]sakI SaadI BaI hao jaatI hO.Aba vah naIlaU kI maa^M hO.
ek idna Kbar imalata hO ik dadajaI ka dohant hao gayaa hO.homaMd maorz jaanao ko ilae
khta hO @yaaoM ik dadajaI ko pasa saMp<aI hO.vah Kulakr khta hO ik kovala ]sa pOsao koilae
]sanao ]pmaa sao SaadI kI hO.]saka ivaSvaasa hO ik maorz maoM ]pmaa ka mausalamaana laD,ko sao [Sk
qaa, vah BaI tao kafI saonsaoSanala haogaa, ]sakI baa^h maoM ]sako AaiSak ka naama ]dU- maoM ilaKa hO.
vah hadsaa, AaQaI maoiDkla kI pZ,a[- CuD,vaakr rataoM rat laMdna ifMkvaa idyaa hO.yaid homaMt ko
papa sahara na dota tao Aba ]pmaa iksaI maoMTla ha^MispTla maoM haotI.]pmaa k[- baar saca batatI hO
pr homaMt Apnao ivaSvaasa maoM dRZ, rhta hO.
]pmaa maorz maoM Akolaa laaOTtI hO AaOr tmannaa ]sao imalanao koilae nahIM AatI hO.[sailae
vah tmannaa ko Gar phU^McatI hO.pr tmannaa AaOr baccao isaMgaapUr jaatI hMO.salamaana hO ]sako
SaaOhr.salamaana sao baatoM krto samaya, baaja,ar band hao jaata hO AaOr kFyaU- laganao lagata hO.]pmaa,
salamaana ko Gar maoM fMsa jaatI hO.baatoM krto samaya, naaOcaMdI ko baaro maoM khto hOM AaOr ]pmaa saarI
baatoM salamaana sao khtI hO AaOr raotI hO.salamaana QaIro-QaIro ]pmaa ko kaMpto SarIr kao baa^MhaoM maoM
Bar laota hO AaOr ]sao AaSvast BaI krta hO.tba JaTko sao drvaaja,a Kaolakr ek puilasa
Aa^ifsar ko saaqa homaMt Aata hO AaOr inama-ma JaTko sao ]pmaa kao salamaana kI baa^MhaoM sao baahr
GasaIT laota hO AaOr esa ,pI saahba sao pUCta hO ik Aapko kanaUna maoM ihndu AaOrt kI mausalamaana sao
p`oma krnao kI @yaa saja,a haota hO.vaYaao-M sao yaatnaa ko ek samaud` sao gauja,rnaovaalaI ]pmaa, ek qaPpD,
maar homaMt ko gaala pr dokr khtI hOM ik “esa ,pI saahba, phlao yao bata[e ik Aapko kanaUna maoM
badcalana, jaulma krnaovaalao SaaOhr koilae @yaa saja,a hO?dUsaro ihndu nahIM hU^M esa ,pI saahba,
mausalamaana hU^M.doiKe maorI baaMh pr gauda huAa, yao maoro ‘AaiSak’ ka naama .” 46 yah khkr
]pmaa sabako saamanao baD,I Saana sao ApnaI baa^Mh fOlaa dotI hO.
46 vahAayaa qaa : kusauma Amsaala pR 49
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Pirvaar koilae saba caupcaap sahna krnaovaalaI ]pmaa AMt maoM, Apnao AMdr saMicat yaatnaa
AaOr pID,a ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI hO AaOr ApnaI Aismata p`kT krtI hO.
‘dUUsara kbaUtr’
SaadI ko baad, pit ka dUsara ivavaah, kao[- BaI s~I Jaola nahIM saktI.pit kao Apnaanao
koilae vah jaagaRt rhtI hO.pit ka pr-s~I saMbanQa yaa dUsarI SaadI kBaI-kBaI s~I kao ivad`aohI
banaatI hO.
‘dUUsara kbaUtr’ naaisara Samaa- Wara ilaiKt naarI Aismata kI saSa@t khanaI hO.saMsad
sadsya saultana Ahmad kI baoTI saaidyaa AMga`ojaI maoM ema ,e ,pasa hO.ipta ]sakI SaadI imaiDla [-sT
maoM paosToD bahUraYT/Iya kMpnaI maoM kaya-rt barkt sao krvaata hO @yaaoMik ]sao mahInao maoM tIna laaK
tna#vaah imalatI hO.SaadI ko baad barkt, saaidyaa kao Apnao saaqa lao jaata hO.vaha^M jaakr
saaidyaa kao pta calata hO ik pit phlao sao SaadISauda hO AaOr tIna baccaaoM ka baap BaI hO.Aba
]sako pasa kovala tIna ivaklp hOM -tlaak lao lao, dUsarI p%naI banakr rhnaa svaIkar kr lao AaOr
phlaI p%naI ka jaInaa hrama kr do, ]sao ]sako baccaaoM samaot Gar sao baahr inakala do yaa bagaOr
tlaak ilae pit kI saarI saMpi%t laokr Baaga jaae, yaa dUsarI p`omaI ZU^MZ, lao yaa Aa%mah%yaa kr lao
yaa pit kao maar Dalao yaa Anya jaao BaI Aap caahoM.phlaI p%naI $k[yaa paikstana sao hO.ipta
ka ibaja,naoja, hO.pit ko pasa iba`Tona kI naagairkta hO.daonaaoM maihlaaAaoM ka ek hI dd- haota
hO.jaba daonaaoM naairyaa^ samaJatI hOM ik Sahaba AaOr barkt ek hI hO. daonaaoM duKI hao jaatI
hO.pit JaUza bahanaa banaakr daonaaoM pi%nayaaoM ko saaqa rhnao kI kaoiSaSa krta hO.vah daonaaoM kao jaao
caaha vahI AaOr Pyaar BaI donao ka vaada krta hO.pr AMt maoM barkt yaa Sahaba ko saaro kyaasa
galat krto hue daonaaoM pi%nayaaM pit kao ek saaqa tlaak do dotI hOM.
ijandgaI maoM pu$Ya kao praijat krnaovaalaI naarI kI Aismata kao p`stut khanaI maoM doK
sakta hO.daonaaoM pi%nayaaoM samaot ijandgaI ibatanao ka barkt yaa Sahaba kI laaopna TUT jaatI hO.
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‘Kuda kI vaapsaI’
AaQauinak kala kI naairyaa^M ijandgaI kao saMjaIda $p maoM doKtI hO.pirhasa AaOr tmaaSaa
saBaI psaMd nahIM krtI hOM.Apnao kao ASa@t banaanao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM hao jaatI hO.kovala
saSa@t AismatavaadI naarI kao hI samaaja maoM p`qama sqaana imalata hO.
‘Kuda kI vaapsaI’ naaisara Samaa- kI ek saSa@t s~IvaadI khanaI hO.frja,anaa yaUinavaisa-
TI maoM pZ,tI hO.ema ,e , krnao ko baad vah Aa[- ,e ,esa maoM baOznaa caahtI hO.pr AmmaI-AbbaU kao
ek laD,ka psaMd Aa jaata hO AaOr ibanaa pUCkr frja,anaa kI SaadI kI tarIK pkkI hao jaatI
hO.sauhagarat maoM jaubaOr, frja,anao kao fusalaakr ]sasao maohr kI rkma maafa krta laota hO.maohr
maaf krvaayao bagaOr dulha dulhna kao haqa nahIM lagaaegaa.frja,anaa bahUt qakI AaOr ]dasa hao
jaatI hO. vah sasaurala jaatI hO ifr maayako maoM Aa jaatI hO.tba vah saarI baatoM Baa[- sao batatI
hO.Baa[- maaOlavaI AlaI [maama sao [sako baaro maoM cacaa- BaI krtI hO.baad maoM jaubaOr batata hO ik vah
tao kovala frja,anaa kao fusalaata hO.pr frja,anaa maohr-maaf kr dotI hO AaOr inaScaya kr laotI
hO ik [sa AadmaI ko baccao kI maa^M kBaI nahIM banaogaI. “maOM tao Apnao kao saja,a do rhI hU^M ApnaI
ihmaakt kI yah kaoK hmaoSaa saUnaI rKU^MgaI, ]sa mad- ka baccaa hrigaja kaoK maoM nahIM planao dU^MgaI,
jaao maaohbbat ko naama pr sa<aa ka prcama lahrayao jaao AaOrt ko AiQakar kao ApnaI caalaakI sao
CIna lao AaOr ]sao inah%qaa banaakr ApnaI jaIit jamaIna ka elana kro vah jamaIna AMkur nahIM
faoD,ogaI, kBaI” 47 vah pit sao yah baat saaf kh BaI dotI hO AaOr AMtt: pit ka Gar CaoD,kr
calaI jaatI hO.Apnao kao K$ banaanaa frjaanaa vaaMiCt nahIM krtI hO .maUK- banaanao ka pit ka
Eama praijat krko vah pIhr maoM laaOT jaatI hO.khanaI maoM frja,anaa kI Aismata kao ]jaagar
ikyaa gayaa hO.
47 Kuda kI vaapsaI :naaisara Samaa-, pR ,30-31
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‘ibaMidyaa’
naarI ka naOsaiga-k $p hO maata $p.maata bananao maoM saarI is~yaa^M jaIvana kI saaqa-kta
maanatI hO.garIba hao yaa AmaIr saBaI s~I kI yahI [cCa haotI hO.
P`aItma AraoD,a Wara ilaiKt ‘ibaMidyaa’ kI 15 vaYa- kI yauvatI ibaMidyaa, sabaoro maoM ka^laaonaI
ko 50 GaraoM ko saamanao JaaDU lagaanaovaalaI hO.]sako badlao maoM ]sao p`%yaok Gar sao 5 $pe p`it mahInaa
tqaa 12 bajao ko baad p`%yaok Gar sao 2 raoiTyaaM imalatIo hMO .vah ek saaQaarNa saI iva$p
jamaadairna hO.]sako AMdr BaI caUiDyaaM phnanao kI, caa^MdI kI payala KrIdnao kI, jaI Barkr saaonao
kI p`bala [cCa hO.pr kD,I maohnat sao ibaMidyaa sao naIcao ko 5 baccaaoM ka poT maa^M BartI hO.
ek baar kama krnao ko baad galaI maoM sao Aato va@t ibaMidyaa sahsaa doKtI hO ik dao tIna
ga}eM Aapsa maoM laD, rhI hMO AaOr ek baccaa rao raokr galaI ko baIcaaoM baIca KD,a kaMpto svar maoM
mammaI kao sahayata koilae pukar rha hO.ibaMidyaa JaT sao jaatIya-ivaBaod kao BaUlakr TaokrI
foMkkr ]sa baccao kI AaOr daODtI hO AaOr ]sao gaaod maoM ]za laotI hO. svaITI kI mammaI stbQa hao
jaatI hO AaOr maunnaa kao ]zakr baar-baar caUmatI rhtI hO.[tnao maoM baahr Aanaovaalao pit sao vah
GaTnaa ko baaro maoM khtI hO.yah saunakr svaITI ko pPpa jaoba sao ek $pe ka isa@ka inakalakr
]sako saamanao foMk dota hO.pr yah [naama svaIkarnao koilae ibaMidyaa tOyaar nahIM hao jaatI hO.
“nahIM rOhnao dao jaI, kh kr $pyaa vahIM CaoD,kr cala pD,IM.” 48 Pait-p%naI kao, jamaadairna
baccao kao CUnaa psaMd nahIM Aata hO.
ibaMidyaa ko mana maoM svaITI ko baaro maoM maQaur yaad kBaI-kBaI AatI hO.vah svaITI jaOsaa
Pyaara, saundr, gaaola saa baccaa caahtI hO.ek baar svaITI kao doKkr vah jaatIya-ivaBaod kao
AaOr Apnao Aist%va kao BaI BaUlakr, JaT sao ]sao gaaod maoM ]zatI hO.]sasao baatoM krtI hO tao
svaITI kI maaM Aakr dsa-pMd`h gaailayaaM ek hI saaMsa maoM khtI hO.ibaMidyaa Kbarakr ]sao gaaod sao
48 prCa[yaaM :p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,72
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]tar dotI hO.yah xaud` BaaYaa saunakr “caIK ]za ]saka Antr-mana, ha-ha kr ]zI caotnaa.”
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ku$p AaOr garIba haonao ko karNa ibaMidyaa du:KI hO.svaITI jaOsaI gaaola-maTaola, saundr
baccao kI maaM bananao koilae vah Aatur hO.baccao kao pSau sao bacaanao ko badlao ek $pyaa svaIkarnaa
vah psaMd nahIM krtI hO.baDa rkma haonao pr BaI vahIM CaoD,kr calanao kI mana: isqait rKtI hO.
[sa p`kar khanaI maoM ibaMidyaa ko Aa%masammaana AaOr ]sakI Aismata kI AiBavyai@t hu[- hO.
‘AQaUra svaPna’
P`oama maanava jaIvana kao rMgaIna banaata hO.p`acaIna kala sao hI nar-naarI Aapsa maoM p`oma krto
Aayao hOM.p`acaIna kala maoM p`omaI-p`oimaka ka saMbaMQa dRZ, qaa.pr Aaja p`stut maanyata kovala p`hsana
yaa Kola bana jaata hO.
‘AQaUra svaPna’ p`Itma AraoD,a kI khanaI hO.naayak kMvala ka^ilaja maoM baI ,e ,Aintma vaYa-
ka ivaVaqaI- hO.vah p`aofosaraoM tqaa Anya ivaVaiqa-yaaoM kI dRiYT maoM ek p`itBaaSaalaI yauvak hO.vah
hr prIxaa maoM AcCo AMk p`aPt krko p`qama vaga- maoM pasa haota hO.gaPpoM haMknaa AaOr p`oma maoM pD,naa
Aaid baataoM kao vah vyaqa- kaya- samaJata hO .kuC idna baad ivaVut naamak ek saIQaI-saadI AaOr
saMkaoca riht yauvatI ]sakI kxaa maoM jvaayana krtI hO.kMvala ]saI kI Aaor AakiYa-t hao jaata
hO.ivaVut sao baatoM krto samaya ]sako hRdya maoM p`oma ka Qak\-Qak\ Sabd Bar jaata hO.AMt maoM
AMitma ivaYaya kI prIxaa samaaPt haonao ko baad kMvala ivaVut ko saamanao hRdya Kaolakr p`oma kI baat
khta hO tao ivaVut khtI hO ik “klpnaa kI duinayaa maoM bahkr hma vaastivakta sao AaMKoM nahIM
maU^d sakto. p`oma krnao sao phlao hRdya kI dRZ,ta, Sauwta, QaOya- AaOr bailadana Baavanaa ka haonaa
AavaSyak hO.” 50 yah saunakr kMvala, ivaVut koilae sava-sva samaip-t krnao kI xamata p`kT
krta hO tao vah khtI ho ik “tao sabasao baD,a bailadana yahI hO ik Aap maora #yaala CaoD,
49 prCa[yaaM :p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,74 50 prCa[yaaM :p`Itma AraoD,a,pR ,69
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dIijae, ApnaI pZ,a[- maoM mana lagaa[e, Apnaa kOiryar banaa[e varna\ Aapko jaIvana ko sapnao lauT
jaaeMgao AaOr doKnaa mauJao p~ Aaid ilaKnao kI kaoiSaSa mat krnaa vaOsao-kao[- kama hao tao mauJao
imalanaa.ek @laasa fOlaoa ko naato AapkI AvaSya sahayata k$^MgaI.AcCa tao Aba basa ka T[-ma
hao cauka hO ?”. 51 [sako Alaavaa Agalao hFto maoM haonaovaalaI ]sakI SaadI koilae vah kMvala kao
AamaMi~t krtI hO. hlko p`oma-saMbaMQaaoM maoM f^Msakr Apnaa BaivaYya naYT na krnaovaalaI icaMtnaSaIla
naarI ko $p maoM ivaVut saamanao AatI hO.AaQauinak naarI kI dRZ,ta evaM ivavaok ]samaoM doKnao kao
imalato hOM.
‘ivada kI vaolaa’
khto hOM, SaadI svaga- maoM calatI hO.pr dhoja ko naama pr haonaovaalao Anyaaya naairyaaoM kao
duKI banaato hOM.naarI kao ek vastu ko $p maoM doKnao kI, ibaknao kI, KrIdnao kI p`vaRi<a pirYkRt
samaaja maoM BaI doKnao kao imalatI hO.
P`aItma AraoD,a Wara ilaiKt ‘ivada kI vaolaa’ khanaI kI naaiyaka hO inaiS .inaiSa ka
pirvaar saamaanya pirvaar hO.]sako ipta baoTI kI SaadI koilae ApnaI xamata sao AiQak dhoja
AaOr saamaana dota hO.pr dUlho ko ipta ko caohro pr p`sannata ka AaBaasa nahIM dIK pD,ta
hO.Apnaa [MjaIinayar laD,ko koilae vah j,yaada dhoja maaMgata hO.inaiSa ko ivavaSa ipta ApnaI baoTI
kao sauKI doKnao koilae kuC BaI krnao koilae tOyaar hao jaata hO.pr [tnao maoM Aismata pr caaoT
Kakr inaiSa khtI hO ik “@yaa maOM pUC saktI hU^M ik Aap saaonao caa^MdI ko TukD,aoM kao ApnaI
[jjat @yaaoM samaJao baOzo hao? @yaa? ek bahU ka ijasanao jaIvana pr Aapko Gar kI maana-mayaa-daAaoM
kI palana krnaa h,O jaIvana Bar Aapko pirvaar kI saovaa maoM Apnao kao imaTa donaa hO [saI baat sao
svaagat ikyaa jaaegaa ik vah iktnao vaYaao-M koilae Apnao Kana-pInao-phnanao ka saamaana saaqa laa[-
hO.” 52 iptajaI, Baa[- AaOr pirvaarvaalao inaiSa kao SaaMt krnao ka Eama krto hOM.laoikna vah
51 prCa[yaaM: p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,68-69 52 prCa[yaaM: p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,35
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SaaMt haonao koilae tOyaar na haokr khtI hO. “ nahIM, nahIM CaoD,ao.mauJao kh laonao dao mana kI
baat.naak kTnao ka bahanaa banaakr samaaja ko yah zokodar idna-ba-idna ApnaI BaUK kao baZ,ato
jaa rho hOM.AaOr yah BaUK baZ,to-baZ,to ek Cut banatI jaa rhI hO, ijasakI BaoMT Aae idna garIba
maata-ipta AaOr ]nakI inarpraQa-knyaaAaoM kI caZnaa pS,ta hO.yah tao jaIivat nar-balaI
hO.sasaurala maoM Gausato hI baocaarI knyaaAaoM kI vah vyaMgya AaOr tanao saunanao pDto hOM ik hRdya maoM ijasa
nae jaIvana ko sapnao saMjaaokr vah nae Gar maoM p`vaoSa krtI hO.iCnna-iBanna haokr ibaKr jaato
hOM.TUTo hue idla Aayau Bar imala nahIM pato .[sa paiSvak BaUK kao SaaMt krnao ko Asafla p`yaasa
hmaaro samaaja kao nak- banaae hue hOM AaOr kraoD,aoM baailakae^M isasak rhI hOM, @yaaoM ik vah Apnao
icar-saMicat svaPnaaoM kI pUtI- dhoja ko ABaava maoM nahIM kr patI AaOr Aayau-pya-nt tpisvanaI saa
jaIvana vyatIt krnao kao baaiQat hao jaatI hO AaOr kuC mana-caaho saaqaI na pakr Andr hI Andr
isasaktI rhtI hOM.]na kraoD,aoM knyaaAaoM ka Saap [na laMbaI naak vaalaaoM kao imaTakr CaoDoMgaa AaOr
Anyaaya AaOr JaUzo ZkaosalaaoM kI dIvaar TUT kr rhogaI AcCa.BaOyaa, yah saba saamaana ]zakr
Andr rKao AaOr jaanao dao [na laaogaaoM kao.inaiSa [nakI BaUK ko Aigna-kuND maoM AahUit nahIM
dogaI.”53
laD,kI koilae pit ko Gar rhnaa hI SaaoBaa dota hO, [sa p`kar khkr maatajaI inaiSa kao
samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO tao inaiSa khtI hO ik “doKao maaM mauJao majabaUr nahIM krao.jaao Gar maoM
Gausanao sao phlao hI [sa trh svaagat kr rho hOM, va Aagao jaakr @yaa gaula iKlaaeMgao, yah maOM BalaI-
BaaMtI jaanatI hU^M.tuma mauJao maoro pqa sao ivacailat mat krao, maOM tuma pr baaoJa nahIM banaU^MgaI .Aapnao
mauJao [sa laayak tao banaa hI idyaa hO ik ApnaI raoTI koilae kmaa sakU^.” 54 ipta BaI saaM%vanaa
donao ka Eama krto hO tao inaiSa saQaOya- khtI hO ik “nahIM iptajaI.maOM Apnaa maana-sammaana [na
zIkraoM ko bala pr nahIM banaa}^gaI.laaogaaoM kao vaapsa Baoja dao.kh dao.Apnao laaD,lao ka saaOda
53 prCa[yaaM: p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,35-36 54 prCa[yaaM: p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,36
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khIM AaOr kr laoM.” 55 AaOr inaiSa laijjat sasaur sao khtI hO ik “dhoja kI maaMga ek klaMk
hO AaOr ]sa klaMk ka iZMZ,aora pITnao maoM mauJao kao[- saMkaoca nahIM.Aap laaoga jaa sakto hOM.” 56
yah khkr k`aoQa sao jalatI inaiSa, Apnaa kMgana taoD,kr foMk dotI hO.
dhoja p`qaa ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI hO inaiSa.Apnao kao kovala vastu ko $p maoM ibaknao
sao vah [nakar krtI hO.naarI Aismata kI saSa@t AiBavyai@t p`stut khanaI maoM doKnao kao
imalatI hO.
‘paoiSa-yaa’
‘saada jaIvana : ]cca ivacaar’ krnaovaalaI naairyaa^M p`acaIna kala sao hI Baart maoM rhtI
hOM.pr pairvaairk jaIvana maoM, vah p`aya: caupcaap jaIvana ibatatI hO.sahI samaya Aanao pr, Anyaaya
ko iva$w vah Aak`aoSa krtI hO.
p`Itma AraoD,a Wara ilaiKt ‘paoiSa-yaa’ khanaI kI naaiyaka hO vaINaa.]sanao baI ,e , pasa
krnao ko baad laa^ ikyaa hO.vah nyaaya kI rxak hO AaOr ApraiQayaaoM koilae paoiSa-yaa ka Avatar
BaI hO.[sako Alaavaa saSa@t s~IvaadI BaI hO. ‘ naarI jaatI koilae ]sanao navaIna pqa p`Sast
ikyaa qaa.saidyaaoM ko dasa%va sao mau@t haonao kI AakaMxaa sao iktnaI hI gaaOrvamayaI lalanaaAaoM kao
p`orNaa imalaI qaI.naarI pu$Ya kI dasaI nahIM, sahQaima-NaI hO. kMQao sao kMQaa imalaakr calanao ka
saahsa rKtI hOM.” 57 sana\ 1946 maoM jaba vah 22 vaYa- kI hO yah ivacaar ek bahUt baD,a saahsa
hO.baad maoM vah rakoSa kI sahQaima-NaI bana jaatI hO AaOr baobaI kI maaM BaI banatI hO.sauK-du:K
saimmailat vaOvaaihk jaIvana, baobaI kI SaadI haonao pr ibalkula saUnaa saa hao jaata hO.Aba 50 vaYa-
kI ]ma` maoM dbaI hu[- icanagaarI ]balanao lagatI hO.Aba ]sao ifr lagata hO ik vah vaINaa nahIM,
55 prCa[yaaM: p`Itma AraoD,a, pR ,36 56 vahI, pR ,36 57 vahI, pR ,36
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paoiSa-yaa hO.zIk samaya Aanao pr vaINaa ko saundr saMicat ]cca ivacaaraoM kI icanagaarI ]balatI
hO.Anyaaya AaOr Asamata ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zanao koilae vah tOyaar BaI hao jaatI hO.
‘ga`aoqa’
pit yaa p%naI kI SaMkalaU dRiYT vaOvaaihk saMbanQaaoM maoM tnaava ]%pnna krtI hO.[sasao naarI
kI isqait AiQak dyanaIya bana jaatI hO.pit kI SaMkalaU dRiYT sao p%naI kao hI tnaava evaM WnW
AiQak Jaolanaa pD,ta hO.
SaiSap`Baa Saas~I kRt ‘ga`aoqa’ naarI Aismata kI ek saSa@t khanaI hO.ikSaaorbaabaU
Asptala maoM pD,a saD, rha hO.p%naI ]maadovaI hala maoM KrIdo nayao makana kao AcCa Kasaa banaanao maoM
vyast hao jaatI hO.Asptala ko kma-caarI ivavaSa haokr ]maadovaI kao baulaato hO.vah Apnao bahUt
sao kama CaoD,kr, duphr kao Asptala phU^McatI hO AaOr saIQao Da@Tr sao baatcaIt krtI hO.vah
caahtI hO ik ikSaaor baabaU ek laMbao Arsao tk Asptala maoM rhto rhoM.
SaadI ko baad Gar kI Aaiqa-k maja,baUrI ko karNa ]maadovaI BaI naaOkrI krtI hO.pr
ikSaaor baabaU ]sao baohyaa, baogaOrt AaOr doh baocanaovaalaI maanata hO.pit ka AivaSvaasa Baava vah
sahna nahIM kr saktI.]nako baIca JagaD,a baZ,to jaato hOM.ikSaaor baabaU FlaOSa Kolata hO AaOr rat
maoM dor tk baahr rhta hO.vah saala Bar baImaar haokr ibastr pr pD,ta hO.p%naI svayaM ApnaI
pirisqaityaaoM sao jaUJatI hO.vah khtI hO ik “ifr maorI BaI kuC BaUK tao-saaqa kI BaUK-saaqaI
kI Pyaasa-ikSaaor baabaU sao mauJao kuC nahIM imala pata qaa, isaf- saMSaya, taohmatoM AaOr Ba%sa-naa. maOM
]sa sabakao BaUlanao koilae pu$Ya saaiqayaaoM kI Aba Kud AamaMi~t krnao lagaI, ]nako saaqa GaUmanao
jaanao AaOr Aa^ifsa kI trf sao Aayaaoijat ipkinak-ip@car maoM jaanao maoM Aba mauJao kao[- saMkaoca
ihcak nahIM rhI.Da@Tr mauJao nahIM maalaUma, iktnao pu$Ya jaanato hOM, ik AaOrtoM caaho iktnaI BaI
KulaI Kra-To hao, pr doh vao hr iksaI ko haqa nahIM baoca saktIM.AaOr ifr Da@Tr maOM tao yah
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maanatI hU^M ik is~yaaoM kao Agar mana kI saMtuiYT imala jaae tao doh ko Aadana-p`dana ]nakoilae
mah%vapUNa- nahIM rh jaata.”58
Aba ikSaaor baabaU AaOr ]maadovaI ek Ct ko naIcao rhto hOM.pr dMpit ko $p maoM nahIM
ek dUsaro ko duSmana kI trh ijandgaI ibatato hOM.k[- saalaaoM tk pit kI pID,a ]maadovaI caupcaap
JaolatI hO.saBaI ivaprIt pirisqaityaaoM sao jaUJakr AMt maoM vah ivajayaI hao jaatI hO.dao-caar saala
sao baoTa baahr jaata hO.AaOr vah Apnaa tbaadlaa baahr krvaa laota hO.laoikna pit baImaar haonao
ko karNa turnt baahr jaa nahIM payaogaI.[tnaa duK Jaolakr BaI ]maadovaI Aba BaI ijanda rhnaa
caahtI hO.yah ]sakI Aismata ka sabaUt hO.
‘sauimantra kI baoiTyaa^M’
BaartIya maanyata ko Anausaar pit ko p`it [-maanadar rhnaa AadSa- p%naI ka Qama-
hO.laoikna p%naI ko p`it [-maanadar rhnao koilae pit A@sar tOyaar nahIM haota.Kanaa tOyaar kr,
ibanaa saoacao AaQaI rat tk pit kI p`tIxaa krnaovaalaI AsaM#ya naairyaa^M yaha^M rhtI hOM.pit kBaI-
kBaI Saraba pIkr ]nakao pITto hOM AaOr pOsao barbaad krto hOM.ifr BaI ihndustanaI naairyaa^M pit
ko p`it p`aya: inaYzavaana rhtI hOM.
naarI Aismata kao AiBavya@t krnaovaalaI ek saSa@t khanaI hO saUya-baalaa kRt ‘sauimantra
kI baoiTyaa^M’.sauimantra iksaana pirvaar kI sadsyaa hO.vah gaaobar paqaI h,O Qaana kUTtI hO.laoikna
vah Aama AaOrt kI trh na fusafusaatI hO AaOr vaityaatI hO.kao[- kuC pUCta, khta tao baD,I
KuSaidla sao laoikna Ait-saMixaPt-saa javaaba dotI hO.]sakI dao baoiTyaa^M hOM-ipyairyaa AaOr
Jaumairyaa.gaMdI maOlaI kuit-yaaoM AaOr Korho BaUro baalaaoM vaalaI laD,ikyaa^M ApnaI yaa iksaI AaOr kI
gaaya-BaOMsa carakr laaOT rhI hOM.daonaaoM ko ipta ‘Z,aoZ,olaala’ kI kao[- Kbar nahIM hO.icaT\zI BaI nahIM
AatI hO.sauimantra AaOr baoiTyaa^M kama krko ijandgaI ibatatI hOM.[tnao maoM Kbar fOlatI hO ik
Z,aoZ,olaala Aata hO.[Qar nahIM, kaosa-Bar pICo laa[na baajaar maoM zhra hO.vah Akolao nahIM, ek
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bajabajavaalaI baMgaailana ko saaqa hO.pasavaalaaoM ko kTU Sabd saunanao pr BaI sauimantra Qaana kuTa[-,
baasana jaUzna AaOr gaaya-gaaO$ kI saanaI-panaI krtI hO.mallaahI Taolao maoM Z,aoZ,o kI SaadI cala rhI
hO.mallaaihnaoM duilhna kao TOi@sa maoM ibaza rhI hO.yah saba doKkr Jaumairyaa k`aoQa sao Barkr Z,aoZ,o
kI TOi@sa pr QaUla foMk kr BaagatI hO. “gaaD,I sTaT- haonao kI qaI ik Acaanak tIr kI tojaI sao
saumairyaa inagaaoD,I sao naIcao ]trI AaOr jamaIna kI KsaKsaI rota imaT\TI, kIcaD, jaao BaI ]sako haqaaoM
maoM samaayaa, Barpur ]zakr sTaT- haotI Toi@sa pr foMkkr icallaa[- “ Z,aoZ,o mar igayaa, ]zI
lahasa”- jaba tk laaoga capityaanao kao daOD,o vah ]saI tojaI sao ha^MktI hu[- baaD,o kI dIvaar
flaa^MgatI gaayaba.” 59 saarI Taolao maoM yao saba jaldI hI fOlato hOM.p`stut GaTnaa ko baad daonaaoM
laD,ikyaa^M Kola maoM magna hO.daonaaoM ek dUsaro kI mauMDI sao mauMD,I saTayao imaT\TI ka laMbaa saa dUh Apnao
CaoTo- CaoTo haqaaoM sao baD,I tnmayata sao Qaaop rhI hO.[sako baaro maoM pUCnao pr vah khtI hOM ik ‘yao
tao Z,aoZ,o kI kbbar hO.’sauimantra baoiTyaaoM kao klaojao sao lagaa laoto hOM.
mauhllao maoM rhnaovaalao haonao pr BaI, pZ,I-ilaKI nahIM haonao pr BaI iptajaI kI dUsarI SaadI
ko baaro maoM saunakr ivad`aohI bana jaatI hOM.Jaumairyaa jaao ek CaoTI saI laDkI h,O Aismata ko baaro maoM
saunatI BaI nahIM hO.pr zIk hI samaya vah Aismata kao phcaanatI hO AaOr ivad`aoh krnao kI xamata
BaI p`aPt krtI hO.
‘saM&ahInata sao &anaSaUnyata tk’
Anaok p`kar kI PyaarI-saI klpnaae^M laokr naairyaa^M vaOvaaihk jaIvana Sau$ krtI
hOM.p`oimaka, p%naI, gaRihNaI AaOr maaM bananao kI klpnaa.laoikna Apnao Aapkao pUrI trh samaip-t
krnao ko baad BaI kBaI-kBaI pit kao Apnaa nahIM banaa saktI hMO.yaid pit kI maR%yau hao jaaya tao
ijandgaI maoM vah AkolaI bana jaatI hO.BaartIya maanyata ko Anausaar ivaQavaa isandUr nahIM BartI hO,
saaja-saMvaar nahIM krtI hO. ivaQavaa kI ]pisqait maMgala kmaaooM-M maoM AsauBa maanaI jaatI hO.
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‘saM&ahInata sao &anaSaUnyata tk’ ivajaya caaOhana kI khanaI hO.p`stut khanaI maoM ‘maO’ naoM
Apnaa naama dovakI rKa hO.khanaI pUva- dIiPt pwit maoM ilaKI gayaI hO.ivadoSa maoM rhto samaya
dovakI ko mana maoM AtIt kI smaRityaa^M jaaga ]ztI hMO.khanaI kI naaiyaka manaIYaa hO.Apnao
Aapkao pUrI trh samaiPa-t krnao pr BaI, vah ivaipna kao Apnaa nahIM banaa payaI hO.ivaipna kI
maR%yau ko baad ]sako jaIvana ka ek hI AvaSaoYa baca rha hO.dovakI manaIYaa kao p`sava koilae
Asptala maoM BartI krvaatI hO.Agalao idna AatI tao dovakI samaJatI hO ik manaIYaa jaIjao
ivaipnakumaar ka baoTa bacaa nahIM jaa sakta hO.p`saUtIgaRh sao CuT\TI imalanao pr dovakI ]sao ivaipna
ko kmaro maoM CaoD, dota hO.vaha^M ]sao AtIt kI GaTnaayaoM yaad AatI hOM. Agalao idna vah dovakI ko
yaha^M AatI hO.]sao ivaSvaasa hO ik dovakI ]sao ifr sao kama idlavaa dogaa AaOr vah ifr sao
roiDyaao-sToSana jaayaogaI.saaja-saMvaar AaQauinak laD,kI kI trh hO. “manaIYaa isalk kI gaulaabaI
saaD,I pihnao qaI, AaOr hlko naIlao rMga ka blaa]ja.daonaaoM klaa[yaa^M, ka^Mca kI camaktI caUiDyaaoM sao
BarI qaIM.naaKUnaaoM pr naola-pailaSa qaI, gaalaaoM AaOr haoTaoM pr sauKI-.AaM^MKaoM maoM kajala qaa.maaqao pr
ibandI AaOr maaMga maoM isandUr.” 60 ]sao [sa $p maoM doKkr dovakI caikt hao jaatI hO.baatcaIt ko
baIca dovakI maaMga maoM isandUr Barnao ko baaro maoM AsantuiYT p`kT krtI hO tao manaIYaa khtI hO ik
“@yaaoM ik maOM sada sauhaigana hU^M , , ,jaba ivaipna ijanda qaa, tba ]sanao BaI ek baar mauJa sao isandUr
Barnao koilae kha qaa.AaOr Aba tao mauJao iksaI sao pUCnaa BaI nahIM pD,ogaa.” 61 vah Aagao
baatcaIt maoM batlaatI hO ik ivaipna ]sao SaadI nahIM krtI hO.QaIro-QaIroo ]saka maanaisak svaasqya
ibagaaD, jaata hO.saBaI vyai@tyaaoM maoM vah ivaipna kao doKtI hO.[laaja koilae dovakI ]sao Da@Tr
ko pasa BaojatI hO.phlao idna ]sako saaqa dovakI jaatI hO.SaoYa Ch idna maoM ek TO@saIvaalaa ko
saaqa vah Asptala maoM phU^catI hO.laaOTto va@t vah TO@saIvaalao kao ivaipna saaocakr rasta doKnao
ka vaada krta hO.
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PuaranaI maanyataAaoM kao taoDkr manaIYaa SaadI ko ibanaa pu$Ya ko saaqa jaIvana ibatatI
hO.pu$Ya AaOr baccao mar jaanao pr BaI saaja-saMvaar krnao kI takt ]samaoM hO.pu$Ya kI maR%yau ko
baad, pit kI smaRityaaoM ko saharo jaIvana-yaapna krnao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM hO.baccao kI maR%yau ko
Agalao idna vah naaOkrI krnao koilae tOyaar hao jaatI hO.ApnaI takt AaOr Aismata kao vah
phcaanatI hO.
‘]%traw-
naarI Apnao jaIvana kala maoM p`aya: pu$Ya kI AaiEata rhtI hO.knyaa ko samaya ipta pr,
p%naI ko samaya pit pr AaOr maaM ko samaya pu~ pr vah AaiEata rhtI hO.kBaI-kBaI yah
praQaInata ]sao ivavaSata kI isqait maoM Dala dotI hO.baccao baD,o haonao pr Apnao BaivaYya inamaa-Na maoM
vyast hao jaato hMO.byaah ko baad ihssaodar ko saaqa Apnao ihsaaba sao jaIvana jaInaa p`arMBa krto
hOM.[samaoM maa^M Gar maoM ]poixat, ivavaSa tqaa falatU hao jaatI hO.flat: vah ApnaI mamata ka,
caahkr BaI, pUra ]pyaaoga nahIm kr patI hO.
saUya-baalaa Wara ilaiKt ‘]%traw-‘ maaM kI Aismata kI saSa@t khanaI hO.khanaIkar
Apnao baoD,$ma kI iKD,kI sao naaiyaka, jaao Aasapasa ko Gar maoM rhtI hO, kao doKtI hO.vah
AaOrt saaro samaya Gar maoM kama krtI hO.Gar maoM pit, dao baoTo AaOr bahU BaI haoto hOM.[na laaogaaoM ko
kpD,o Qaunakr kpaT maoM rKtI hO.kpD,o pr inaSaana lagakr BaI kBaI-kBaI baD,o kI kpaT maoM
CaoTo ko bainayaanaoM AaOr CaoTo kI kpaT maoM baD,o kI kuta- rKtI hO.AMt maoM ek Add caSmaa
Krid dotI hO.@yaaoMik ]sakI naja,r QauMQalaayaI lagatI hO.baoTo, bahU yaa pit BaI ]sakao sauK-du:K
ko baaro maoM pUCta hI nahIM.]sao lagaa ik kovala maaM, jaao kaonao maoM rKI tsvaIr pr zhr jaatI hO,
]sao baD,o dulaar sao lagaatar doKo jaa rhI hO, pucakar rhI hO AaOr du:K-sauK pUCnaa caah rhI
hO.baoT- bahU ]sako savaalaaoM ka barabar ha^M, na maoM javaaba doto rhto hO.CaoTa CaoD, dota hO, baakI
saara samaya makana baocanao KrIdnao kI dlaalaI saa[D, ibaja,naosa krta hO.vao kBaI-kBaI maa^M kI
iSakayat krto hO ik CaoTo koilae Aanao faona ko baaro maoM na khtI hO.ipta AKbaar pZ,kr idna
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ibatato hOM.vah AaOrt caahtI hO ik Gar ko saba ek saaqa baOzkr baatoM kroM, Kanaa pInaa BaI kroM
.ek idna baD,a baoTa mammaI sao AmaRtaMjana maaMgata hO.mammaI Kbarakr pUCtI hO ik @yaa ]sako isar
maoM dd- hO.baoTo kao nahIM, bahU ko isar maoM dd- hO.vah jaldI sao jaldI bahU ko pasa jaakr isar dbaa
donaa caahtI hO.[sako saaqa yah BaI caahtI hO ik baoTa ]sasao BaI pUCoM ik vah @yaaoM AmaRtaMjana
laa[- hO.@yaa ]sako isar maoM BaI dd- hO.laoikna baoTa [sako baaro maoM nahIM pUCta hO.pit saubah ka
AaQaa pZ,a AKbaar ]za laota hO.vah ]sao ibayar kI Jaaga BarI glaasa AaOr papD, saoMkkr dotI
hO.papD, saoMkto samaya BaI vah bahU ko baaro maoM saaocatI hO.bahU ko pasa ]sao faOrna phU^Mcanaa
caaihe.bahU kao na WMW jaalaaoM maoM ]laJanaa hI nahIM caaihe @yaaoMik vah tao dUsaro Gar kI baoTI hO.
maaM kao lagaa ik maaM kI tsvaIr ]sako sauK-du:K ko baaro maoM Kanao-pInao ko baaro maoM pUCtI
hO.Aba vah maui@t caahtI hO.[sailae vah AQaUro pZ,kr CaoD,I pustk ]zkr, dubaara Sau$ krnaa
caahtI hO.vah caupcaap laoTkr pZ,naa Sau$ krtI hO. “plaTI hO vah.isaf- [tnaI ik-maaM kI
tsvaIr ko pasa rKI pustkaoM kI ktar sao ]sanao ek pustk inakalaI.doKkr yaad Aayaa kBaI,
bahUt phlao yah pustk Sau$ kr AQaUro Gar pr CaoD, donaI pD,I qaI, Aaja dubaara Sau$ kI AaOr
caupcaap laoTkr pZ,nao lagaI”62 yao dRSya pit, bahU AaOr daonaaoM baoTo htp`Ba AaOr ivaismat najaraoM sao
doK rho hOM.
p`stut khanaI maoM mammaI caupcaap, inaSabd $p maoM Aismata p`kT krtI hO.pit, baoTo AaOr
bahU sao vah Pyaar caahtI hO, kuSala pUCnaa caahtI hO.laoikna Garvaalao mammaI kao kovala ]pkrNa ko
$p maoM doKto hO.[sako ivaraoQa maoM vah inaSabd $p maoM ivad`aoh p`kT krtI hO.
‘na[- maa’M
vaa%salya ka Baava naarI ka sahja, svaaBaaivak AaOr p`akRitk gauNa hO.maata ka Pyaar
Apnao saBaI baoTo-baoiTyaaoM ko saaqa rhta hO.baccaa yaa baccaI maaM ka Pyaar caahto hOM.pucakarnaa,
khanaI saunaanaa, pkvaana iKlaanaa, Pyaar BarI naamaaoM sao baulaanaa yao saba laD,kpna maoM psand krto
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hOM.baccapna maoM maaM kI mamata yaa BarpUr p`oma kI ja$rt hO.jaIvana maoM zIk trh sao Aagao baZ,nao
koilae yah prma AavaSyak hO.maaM ko sqaana pr dUsaraoM kI p`itYza kI klpnaa BaI nahIM kr
sakta.yaid maaM ko sqaana pr saaOtolaI maaM AatI hO tao isqait ]laT jaayaogaI.
‘na[- maa’M saivata caD\Z,a Wara ilaiKt khanaI hO.maQyavagaI-ya pirvaar ko kpD,o ka
vyaapar krnaovaalaa nandlaala kI baoTI hO CzI maoM pZ,tI ikrNa.ikrNa kI maaM kI maR%yau haotI
hO.du:KI ikrNa kao ]sakI saholaI AMjanaa Apnao Gar lao jaatI hO.C: mahInao ko baad iptajaI
dUsara byaah krta hO.saaOtolaI maaM lailata ikrNa kI Aaor Qyaana BaI nahIM dotI hO.AMjanaa AaOr maaM
ikrNa sao sahanauBaUit p`kT krtI hOM, Pyaar BaI dotI hOM.jaba ikrNa torh vaYa- kI hO vah Gar ko
kama maoM lailata kI sahayata krtI hO.pr lailata baat-baobaat ]sao DaMTtI hO.CaoTI-CaoTI baat
pr, ja,ra saI BaUla pr ]sao k[- baar maar BaI KanaI pD, jaatI hO.ek baar ibanaa kho caInaI Kanao
pr lailata ]sao Gar sao baahr KD,a kr dotI hO AaOr AMdr jaakr sabakao gaailayaaM dotI hO.AMjanaa
AaOr maaM, ikrNa kao bacaanao, kI kaoiSaSa krtI hOM.]@t GaTnaa ko dao idna baad lailata ikrNa
kao Apnao saaqa AmaRtsar lao jaatI hO.AMjanaa baar-baar ikrNa ka pta laonao kI kaoiSaSa krtI
hO. dsa saala ko baad AMjanaa kao ikrNa kI SaadI ka kaD- imalata hO.SaadI idllaI kI ek Qama-
Saalaa maoM haogaI.kaD,- maoM idyao pto pr AMjanaa maata-ipta ko saaqa phUMcatI hO.ikrNa, kmaro maoM
ibaCI drI pr ek nau@kD, maoM dIvaar ka sahara laokr isakuD,I baOztI hO.Baagakr AMjanaa ]sasao
ilapT jaatI hO.baatcaIt ko baIca ikrNa khtI hO ik vah GaRNaaoM sao QartI pr baaoJa hO.]sao lagaa
ik kovala dsa barsa hI nahIM, jaba saMsaar banaa hO tBaI sao vah raotI hO, icallaatI hO, maar KatI hO
AaOr sahtI BaI hO.AMjanaa ]sao saaM%vanaa donao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO.SaadI ko baad ikrNa sasaurala
phU^McatI hO tao saasa ek caar barsa kI saundr saI baccaI kao ikrNa kI gaaod maoM ibazatI hO.ikrNa
Kud saaOtolaI baccaI qaI AaOr Aba vah svayaM pra[- baccaI kI saaotolaI maaM hO.saaocato-saaocato AMjanaa
gaumasauma hao jaatI hO.tba ikrNa khtI hO ik “yah maorI haqa kI lakIraoM maoM hI qaa Saayad, na
]sasao kao[- igalaa hO na [sasao kao[- igalaa hO, jaao ilaKa qaa lakIraoM maoM mauJakao vahI imalaa hO.pr maOM
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[sasao ibalakula du:KI nahIM hU^M.jaao mauJao ApnaI na[- maaM sao nahIM imalaa qaa vao saba maOM imaT\zU kao dU^MgaI.
maorI na[- maaM nao mauJao kBaI baoTI nahIM kha, isaf- ikrNa qaI maOM vaha^M laoikna saba maOM nahIM
daohra}^MgaI.maOM samaJatI hU^M, mauJao @yaa krnaa caaihe.”63 khkr vah imaT\zU kao gaaod maoM ibazatI
hO.ikrNa kI saaOtolaI maaM ijasap`kar ka duva-vyavahar ikrNa sao krtI qaI vah ]sakI punaravaRi%t
nahIM caahtI hO.ikrNa kI imaT\zU Da@Tr banatI hO AaOr vah caahtI hO ik hr janma maoM ikrNa hI
]sakI maaM banao.
saaOtolaI maaM ikrNa kao yaatnaayaoM dotI hO.ifr BaI ikrNa ]sakao GaRNaa nahIM krtI.Aagao
calakr vah BaI saaOtolaI maaM banatI hO.laikna vah ]sa vyavahar kI punaravaRi%t nahIM krtI hO.vah
samaJatI hO ik baccaaoM ko BaivaYya kI ijammaodarI maaM pr hI haotI hO.[sailae vah imaT\zU kao maaM kI
mamata sao palana-paoYaNa krtI hO.duvya-vahar kI punaravaRi%t krnaa naarI Aismata ko iva$w
hO.Kud kao samaJakr dUsarI kI Balaa[- koilae kama krnaa hI saccaI Aismata hO.
‘p`Snaicanh
BaartIya prMpra maoM baoiTyaa^M maata-ipta koilae baaoJa hO.AiQakaMSa maata-ipta ApnaI
laD,kI kao Azarh vaYa- haonao pr ]sako ilae laD,ka tlaaSa laokr SaIGa` hI ?Na-mau@t haonaa
caahto hOM.maQyavagaI-ya pirvaarvaalao laD,ka sajaatIya haonaa caahto hOM.yaid baoTI ka kao[- p`oma saMbanQa
hao, vah ivajaatIya pirvaarvaalaa BaI hao tao ja,$r jvaalaamauKI fUT pDo,gaa.
saivata caD,Za kI ‘p`Snaicanh’ khanaI kI naaiyaka ]maa svaocCa sao rajana vamaa- kao Pyaar
krtI hO.]maa BalaI-Baa^MtI jaanatI hO ik ]saka pirvaar [sako ilae AasaanaI sao sahmatI nahIM
dogaa.]maa ko ipta ApnaI baoTI ka ivavaah iksaI ]cca-jaatI ko ba`ah\maNa laD,ko sao krnaa caahta
hO.saarI duinayaa ]maa AaOr rajana ko p`oma pr Qyaana laonao sao ]maa pZ,a[- CaoD, dotI hO.ipta ]maa ko
ilae ek sajaatIya laD,ka tlaaSa kr laota hO.laoikna ]maa p`stut SaadI ko ilae tOyaar nahIM
hO.ipta naaraja, haokr CD,I sao ]sao maarta hO.]maa kao samaJaanao koilae ]sakI bauAa kao baulaata
63 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M:saivata caD,Za, pR ,95
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hO.bauAa ek AcCo saMsqaana maoM p`aQyaaipka hO.baatcaIt sao bauAa jaanatI hO ik ]maa rajana koilae
pUNa- mana sao samaip-t hO.
bauAa kI SaadI sajaatIya laD,ka sao huAa hO.laoikna vah bahUt Saraba pInaovaalaa hO AaOr
kao[- ]sao pInao sao raok nahIM sakta.Saraba pI-pIkr vah Apnaa pu$Ya%va BaI Kao cauka hO.bauAa
na tao maa^M hI bana sakI AaOr na ]sakI sauhaigana bana sakI.]sako mana maoM maa^M bananao kI Aqaah
lalak hO.ek idna vah pit sao pUCtI hO ik “Aap Gar maoM @yaaoM nahIM bata doto vao laaoga mauJao baa^MJa
samaJato hMO? Aap ]nhoM saca kh @yaaoM nahIM doto.maOM kla hI duinayaa kao bata dU^MgaI baa^MJa maOM nahIM
Aap.”64 yah saunakr laat AaOr GaUsaaoM dokr pit ]sao Gar sao inakala dota hO.dUsarI SaadI maoM vah
ivaQaur pu$Ya kI p%naI bana jaatI hO.pit ko phlao byaah maoM haonaovaalao baccao ko palana-paoYaNa ko
ilae vah gaBa-pat kratI hO.baahr ko laaoga Aaja tk ]nhoM baa^MJa khto hMO.]nakI raya maoM “hmaaro
doSa kI AaOrt tBaI AadSa- AaOr pUjanaIya banatI hO jaba ]sanao Anaok kiznaa[yaa^M sahI haotI
hOM.Anaok %yaaga BaI krtI hOM jaha^M ]sanao ivaraoQa ikyaa, vah kulaTa bana jaatI hO, maanaao Bagavaana nao
AaOrt kao kovala kYT sahnao ko ilae banaayaa hO.” 65 kayar na bananao ka, Baavaukta sao inaNa-ya na
laonao ka salaah saunakr ]maa paYaaNa bana jaatI hO.ek baar rajana ko Gar jaakr inaNa-ya laonaa sahI
maanakr bauAa AaOr ]maa kI maaM rajana ko Gar calaI jaatI hOM.AcCa pirvaar haonao ko karNa ]maa
ka ivavaah rajana ko saaqa calata hO.ivada laoto samaya AnauBavaI bauAa ]sasao khtI hO ik “Aaja
maOM nao ek saahsa Bara AaOr AcCa kama ikyaa hO, ijasako ilae maOM sada p`sanna rhU^MgaI.tuma Aaja
kI naarI hao. baovajah na tao ivaraoQa krnaa, na hI Apnao AiQakaraoM kao CaoD,naa, na kt-vyaaoM kao.na
jyaada maIzI bananaa, na jyaada kD,vaI.”66
AaOrt kao @yaa-@yaa sahnaa pD,ta hO.SaadI ko baad baccaa na haonao pr saarI duinayaa
AaOrt kao kaosatI hO.gaDbaD,I, s~I ka hO yaa pu$Ya ka laaogaaoM kI dRiYT maoM naarI hI [saka
64 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,98 65 vahI, pR ,99 66 vahI, pR ,100
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ijammaodar hO..sana\ ]nnaIsa saaO sa%tr ko phlao kI isqait yahI hO.AaOr s~I caupcaap yah saba
sahtI hO.pit ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]znaa saMBava BaI nahIM hO.p`stut khanaI maoM bauAa pit ko
iva$w Aak`aoSa vya@t krtI hO.AaOr maaM sao salaah ko $p maoM saBaI GaTnaayaoM AaOr ihndustana kI
naairyaaoM kI du:isqait ko baaro maoM BaI batatI hO.pit ko iva$w, samaaja ko iva$w, is~yaaoM pr
haonaovaalao A%yaacaaraoM ko iva$w vah Aavaaja, ]ztI hO.Aismata kao kayama krnao koilae ]maa kao
yaqaaqa-prk ]pdoSa BaI dotI hO.
P`oama’
saBaI naairyaaoM ko mana maoM dUlha ko p`it trh-trh kI AaSaae^M AaOr p`tIxaae^M haotI
hO.naarI rajaku^Mvar jaOsao pit kao caahtI hO.Aaja kI naarI SaadI ko baaro maoM BaI rMga-ibarMgao sapnao
doKtI hO.ivakla AgaaoM vaalao kao jaIvana saaqaI banaanao ko ilae saaQaarNat: vah tOyaar nahIM
hO.taotlaa, laMgaD,a, AMQaa, bahra yaa pagala kao pit ko $p maoM maananao ko ilae vao sannaw nahIM
hO.ifr BaI Aaja eosaI naairyaaM BaI hO, jaao saarI duinayaa kaosanao pr BaI ihmmat ko saaqa eosao laaogaaoM
ka varNa kr KuSaI sao jaIvana ibatatI hOM AaOr dUsaraoM kao sahara BaI dotI hMO.
‘P`oama’ saivata caD,\Za Wara ilaiKt p`oma khanaI hO.p`oma naamak yauvak jaao laMgaD,a hO-iksaI
sarkarI dFtr maoM sahayak hO.’maOM’ naaOkrI ko phlao idna Gar laaOTnao koilae basa maoM caZ,tI hO.basa
maoM bahUt BaID, hO.tba p`oma ApnaI jagah sao KD,a haokr ‘maO’M kao saIT Aa^fr krta hO.p`oma AakYa-
k caohrovaalaa hO.’maOM’ phlao ]sasao DrtI hO.QaIro-QaIro daonaaoM Anajaanao Pyaar maoM pD,tI hO.ek idna
D/a[var basa, sTOND sao qaaoD,I Aagao $kI tao ‘maOM’ phcaanatI hO ik ]sakI ek TaMga Kraba hO.
‘maO’ kao saIT na imalatI tao p`oma ]zkr saIT dota hO.]sakI SaalaInata AaOr ivanama` Baava ‘maO’ kao
AakiYa-t krta hO.idna-p`itidna vao basa maoM imalato hO.ek baar SaadI ko samaya Apnao Gar Aanao
ka inamaM~Na dotI hO tao p`oma proSaana hao jaata hO.k[- idna baIt jaato hMO.ek idna daonaaoM ek hI
saIT pr baOzto hO AaOr maOM kI SaadI kuC samaya ko baad haonaovaalaI khoM tao p`oma KuSa hao jaata hO
AaOr ‘maOM’ ka haqa pkD laota hO.Aba BaI inaNa-ya na laonao ko karNa ‘maOM’ QaIro sao Apnaa haqa CauD,a
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laota hO.vah saa^rI BaI khta hO. ‘maOM’ Aaor p`oma ko baIca haonaovaalao baatcaItaoM sao maOM samaJatI hO ik
p`oma ka kovala ek AMga hI Kraba hO.]saka mana saaf sauqara hO AaOr vah dyaa nahIM, p`oma AaOr
KauiSayaa^M caahta hO.vah saarI ]ma` koilae nahIM kovala kuC dor koilae hI ‘maOM’ ka sahara caahta
hO.@yaa yah BaI donao koilae maOM tOyaar nahIM hO? tba ‘maOM’ zIk inaNa-ya laotI hO ik saarI ijandgaI p`oma
ko saaqa ibatayaogaI. “ maOM nao doKa p`oma Aba BaI maoro javaaba kI AaSaa maoM mauJao doK rha hO.maOM nao
QaIro sao p`oma ka haqa Apnao haqa maoM lao ilayaa, ]sanao maoro haqa pr Apnaa dUsara tpta huAa haqa
rK idyaa.”67
saaMOdya- kao p`qama sqaana donaovaalao AaQauinak naarI sao ibalakula iBanna hO ‘p`oma’ khanaI kI
naaiyaka ‘maOM’.p`omaI laMgaD,a hO, pr ]saka mana bahUt saundr hO.maOM yah phcaanatI hO AaOr maata-ipta
yaa pirvaar ka sahara na laokr zIk samaya pr sahI inaNa-ya laotI hO. ‘maOM’ iSaixat hO AaOr
naaOkrIpoSaa BaI hO.zIk inaNa-ya laonao maoM yao baatoM ]sao sahara dotI hMO.Aismata kao phcaanakr,
samaJakr dUlho kao Kud hI caunanao kI ihmmat BaI idKatI hO.
‘sa%ya kI Kaoja’
ihndustana maoM naarI koilae pit prmaoSvar hO AaOr satI%va kI Baavanaa hI ]saka Qama-
hO.p`stut AvaQaarNaa ko karNa vah sadOva SaaoYaNa kI iSakar rhI hO.yaid pit kao[- maark
baImaarI lao jaanaovaalaa hao, p%naI caupcaap JaolatI hO.
‘sa%ya kI Kaoja’ saivata caD,\Za Wara ilaiKt naarI Aismata kI ek khanaI
hO.khanaIkar ‘maOM’ kI CaoTI bahna Asptala maoM kama krtI hO.’maOM’ k[- baar ]sako saaqa
AsptalaaoM maoM GaUm,atI hO- vaaDao-M maoM A^MproSana iqayaoTr maoM AaOr A^proSana iqayaoTr ko baahr BaI.marIjaaoM
sao baatoM krnao maoM ‘maOM’ bahUt ]%sauk hO.ek baar vao saMtaoYa naamak ek AaOrt sao imalatI hO.saMtaoYa
kao vaI ,DI , ka raoga hO.vah khtI hO ]sao yah raoga Apnao pit sao lagaa hO.laoikna ]sako pirvaar
ko laaoga yah maananao kao tOyaar nahIM hO.]sao doKnao koilae kao[- nahIM Aata hO AaOr ]sako pit kao
67 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,107
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Gar ko iksaI sadsya nao saUicat BaI nahIM ikyaa.[sailae pit BaI nahIM Aata hO.duKI saMtaoYa kao
doKnao koilae kBaI-kBaI ]sakI saasa Aa jaatI hO AaOr Kuba laDkr jaatI hO.gaailayaa^M dokr Gar
laaOTnao sao [nakar BaI krtI hO.Asptala phU^Mcanao ko phlao maatajaI nao gahnaoM ]tar lI hO.[na saba
sao saMtaoYa bahUt duKI hO.
‘maOM’ saMtaoYa sao pUCtaC krtI hO.baatcaIt ko baIca saMtaoYa khtI hO ik ]nakI saasa ko
mat maoM yah Cut kI baImaarI saMtaoYa ApnaI maayako sao laayaI hO.tba ‘maOM’ saMtaoYa sao pit ko Alaavaa
kBaI iksaI AaOr ko saaqa SarIirk saMpk- ko baaro maoM pUCoM tao vah khtI hO vah pitva`ta hO AaOr
yah kTU sa%ya BaI batatI hO “@yaa pu$Ya kI hr galatI kI sajaa sadOva AaOrt kao hI BaaoganaI
haogaI. yah pirvat-na kba Aayaogaa jaba AaOrt kmajaaor nahIM rhogaI, saca baaolato-baaolato qak jaatI
h,O rao- raokr Aa^MKaoM kI jyaaoit gaMvaa dotI hO tba BaI kao[- sauK-caOna nahIM hO, ]f\ yao jaana laovaa
p`Sna.” 68 vah ek baar ifr p`Sna krtI hO ik ]saka kao[- daoYa nahIM h,O ifr BaI yah sajaa
@yaa? ‘maOM’ ina$%tr hao jaatI hO.k[- hFto baIt jaanao pr CaoTI bahna Aakr khtI hO ik saMtaoYa
ka pit Aakr ]sakoa Apnao saaqa mauMba[- lao jaayaogaa.
ha^M, zIk hO Baart maoM kBaI-kBaI pu$Ya kI galatI kI sajaa AaOrt kao hI
BaaoganaI pDtI hO.ihndustanaI AaOrt barsaaoM sao caupcaap [sa Anyaaya kao JaolatI hO.laoikna p`stut
khanaI maoM saMtaoYa saca batanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO .}^McaI Aavaaja, maoM [sa galat manaaoBaava pr p`Sna
Dalanao ka ihmmat BaI idKatI hO.barsaaoM sao naarI mana kao dbaaocanao vaalaaoM sao ivad`aoh kr naarI
Aismata koilae p`yaasa BaI krtI hO.
‘ekantvaasa’
k[- karNaaoM sao naarI ka, SaadI ko baad, pr-pu$Ya sao saMbaMQa haota hO.pit Wara ]poixat
haonaa, pit yaa pirvaar kI yaatnaayaoM, yaaOna AsantuYTta Aaid [sako maUlakarNa hO.ek hI dFtr
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maoM kama krnao pr prpu$Ya kI Aaor AakiYa-t hao jaanaa, sahja hO.duba-la naairyaa^M eosaI jaala maoM
fMsakr ijandgaI barbaad krtI hOM.
saivata caD,\Za Wara ilaiKt ‘ekantvaasa’ kI naaiyaka rjanaI dFtr maoM kovala sahayak
hO.pcaasa vaYa- kI Aayau maoM phlaI baar vah AkolaI hirWar jaa rhI hO.pit-baccao kao Gar
CaoD,kr hirWar ko svaga- AaEama maoM dsa idna Akolao GaUmanao kI tIva` [cCa sao rola Wara jaatI
hO.iDbbao maoM vah raoSana kI p%naI kao phcaanatI hO.vah pit ko fUla p`vaahnao koilae jaatI hO.]sao
doKkr rjanaI ko mana maoM raoSana kI yaad Aa rhI hO.raoSana dFtr maoM janarla maOnaojar hO AaOr rjanaI
vaha^M kI sahayak.raoSana dao saundr baiccayaaoM ko ipta hO.AcCI saundr p%naI haonao pr BaI raoSana
rjanaI kI Aaor AakiYa-t hao jaata hO.
raoSana bahUt AakiYa-t krnaovaalaa vyai@t hO.sauK maoM AaOr dd- maoM raoSana rjanaI ko idmaaga
maoM rhta hO.kama ko samaya AaOr ibanaa kama ko ]nako kmaro maoM vah jaanao lagatI hO.]sasao sauK-
du:K kI baatoM BaI krtI hO.saat vaYa- [kT\zo kama krnao ko baad raoSana kI T/aMsafr idllaI sao
baahr haotI hO.jaanao sao phlao vah, p%naI kao tlaak dokr rjanaI sao SaadI krnao koilae tOyaar
haota hO @yaaoM ik vah ApnaI p%naI sao j,yaada ]sao Pyaar krta hO.vah BaI raoSana sao bahUt Pyaar
krtI hO.AaiKrI idna mana icallaata rha, Aa^MKoM BaItr hI BaItr barsatI rhI, ifr BaI vah JaUz
hI khkr Apnaa maana bacaata hO. “maOM tuma sao j,yaada Pyaar Apnao pit kao, Apnao baccaoaM kao
krtI hU^M AaOr tumhoM BaI ApnaI p%naI sao ]tnaa hI p`oma krnaa caaihe.]sanao tumhara @yaa ibagaaD,a
hO.”69 raoSana cala jaata hO AaOr Akolao Aa^ifsa maoM kama nahIM kr saknao ko karNa rjanaI BaI
naaOkrI CaoD dotI hO .[sako baaro maoM baad maoM vah saaocatI hO ik “pr ek baat ka saMtaoYa mana maoM
banaa rha maOM nao kuC galat nahIM ikyaa.Agar maOM raoSana ko saaqa jaao maOM kBaI nahIM kr saktI
qaI.maOM jaanatI hU^M p`oma tao Anajaanao maoM hao jaata hO pr SaadI, tlaak yaa SarIirk saMbanQa tao haoSaI
69 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,81
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hvaasa maoM ikyao jaato hOM AaOr eosaa krnaa maoro mana nao kBaI nahIM caaha.pr ]saI saMtuiYT ko AaQaar
pr saara jaIvana baIt gayaa.”70
iDbbao maoM rjanaI AaOr raoSana kI p%naI baatoM krtI hOM AaOr daonaaoM imalakr raoSana ko fUla
p`vaahnao koilae ]tr jaatI hO.yaid rjanaI, raoSana ko saaqa jaatI tao dao pirvaaraoM ka ivaGaTna hao
jaata.zIk samaya pr, zIk inaNa-ya laonao sao vah naarI mana kI Sai@t evaM Aismata kao p`kT
krtI hO.raoSana sao mana hI mana Pyaar krtI hO, laoikna saba kuC ibagaaD,nao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM
hO.naarI mana kI jaaga`ta kao Kud hI jaanatI hO AaOr ijandgaI Wara p`kT BaI krtI hO.
‘BaUK’
nar-naarI ko baIca AakYa-Na haonaa svaaBaaivak hO.p`oma maoM saba kuC nyaaOCavar krnaa BaI
saMBava hO.p`oma ka yah $p samaya AaOr pirisqait kI saImaa maoM nahIM ba^MQata.kBaI-kBaI yah p`oma
maaoh AaOr Aasa@tI ka $p QaarNa krta hO.eosao p`oma ko karNa naarI %yaaga evaM bailadana krko
ApnaI ijandgaI AtIt kI smaRityaaoM maoM vyatIt krtI hO.vah ApnaI ijandgaI maoM iksaI dUsaro
vyai@t sao nahIM jauD, patI hO.
saivata caD\,Za Wara ilaiKt ‘BaUK’ khanaI p`oma koilae %yaaga evaM bailadana krnaovaalaI
naarI kI khanaI hO.idllaI maoM Anaok h%yaayaoM AaOr duGa-TnaayaoM haonao ko karNa h%yaaraoM AaOr
]ga`vaaidyaaoM kao pkD,nao ko p`yaasa maoM puilasa caaOknnaI hao jaato hO.puilasavaalao iksaI kao ZU^MZkr
GaUmanaovaalao maNaka AaOr mauinayaa kao laokr qaanao maoM jaato hOM.qaanaodar ko pUCnao pr laD,ikyaaM khtI
hOM ik vao maharaYT/a ko kaoTa naM [@kh%tr sao AayaI hOM.]nako kaoTo pr puilasa nao Capa maara hO,
baa[- kao pkD, ilayaa hO AaOr vao daonaaoM ipClaI iKD,kI sao Baaga AayaI hOM.Aba idllaI maoM maukoSa
kumaar naamak ek AadmaI kI tlaaSa maoM hO jaao bahUt phlao sao hI kaozo pr Aata hO AaOr
laD,ikyaaoM sao kao[- ja,$rt haonao pr ]sako pasa Aanao kao khta hO.[sailae vao idllaI kI gailayaaoM
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maoM GaUma rhI hO.laoikna maukoSa kumaar, galaI naM:11, laaroMsa raoD,, caaOraha pta pr kao[- isamaoMT kI
dUkana nahIM hO.[sailae qaanaodar daonaaoM laD,ikyaaoM kao Apnao saaqa laokr Gar jaata hO.qaanaodar kI
baoTI riSma ko saaqa ]sako kmaro maoM daonaaoM laD,ikyaaM saaotI hO.iksaI bauro sapnao sao maNaka kI naIMd
]caT jaatI hO.vah maukoSa sao hu[- saarI baatoM yaad krtI hO.maukoSa hO phlaa AadmaI jaao maNaka ko
saba kuC laUTta hO.yaad krto-krto maNaka raotI hO.tba mauinayaa ]ztI hO.vah BaI maukoSa ko
baaro maoM saaocatI hO AaOr raotI hO.maNaka kao Apnao vaRw maata-ipta AaOr bahnaaoM AaOr mauinayaa kao
k[- barsa baad Apnao pit kI yaad AatI hO.daonaaoM ]zkr Gar sao Baaga jaatI hO.saubah maNaka
AaOr mauinayaa ko laapta haonao sao riSma AaOr qaanaodar caikt hao jaato hO.]saI Saama raoiht Apnao
maat-ipta ko saaqa riSma kao doKnao Aata hO.riSma kI SaadI raoiht ko saaqa calatI hO.ek idna
riSma AaOr raoiht Gar maoM Aato hOM AaOr rat Kanao kI maoja, pr k[- cacaicaMpla inaklaI hO.qaanaodar
baoTI kao Kud hI doKBaala krnao ko baaro maoM khoM tao riSma ivaraoQa krtI hO AaOr s~I kI trh
pu$YaaoM pr BaI inagaranaI krnaa caahtI hO.baatcaIt ko baIca raoiht khta hO ik Sau$ sao Aaja
tk pu$Ya pr na tao kao[- raok lagaa saka hO AaOr na hI kBaI lagaa sakogaa.yah saunakr riSma kI
Aismata jaaga ]ztI hO.vah khtI hO ik “@yaa piva~ta isaf- pu$YaaoM kao hI psand hO, @yaa hma
AaOrtoM nahIM caahtI ik hmaaro pit isaf- ek hI haoM, AaOr , , ,” 71 vah $k jaatI hO @yaaoMik ipta
BaI vaha^M ]pisqat hO.
raoiht kI Anaupisqait maoM riSma nanad kao svaIkarnao koilae rolavao sToSana cala pD,tI
hO.gaaD,I ek -DoZ, GaNTa laoT haonao ko karNa vah sToSana pr [Qar-]Qar GaUmanao lagatI
hO.Acaanak vah doKtI hO ik saamanao vaalaI baoMca pr mauinayaa saoatI hO.baatcaIt ko baIca riSma
samaJatI hO ik marnao kiolae maNaka AaOr mauinayaa jamanaa maoM ClaaMga lagaa laI.maNaka kI laaSa BaI
nahIM imalaI AaOr mauinayaa kao laaogaaoM nao bacaayaa hO.Aba vah poT Barnao koilae BaIK maaMgatI hO AaOr
71 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,50
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tna BaI baocatI hO.Gar sao Baaganao sao riSma mauinayaa kao kaosatI hO.pr Aagao baatcaIt krnao sao
mauinayaa riSma kao raoktI hO @yaaoMik sasauralavaalao doKnao pr Anaqa- hao jaaegaa.mauinayaa riSma kao
baobaI naama sao pukartI hO.riSma kao yah AcCa nahIM lagaa.tba mauinayaa Apnao AnauBava ko AaQaar
pr khtI hO “jaanatI hU^M pr tuma nahIM jaanatI, AaOrt hmaoSaa baobaI hI rhtI hO.baobaI maayanao baccaa
naasamaJa samaJa ga[-.” 72 D/a[-var riSma kao Gar jaanao koilae baulaata hO.gaaD,I ko inakT raoiht
]sakI p`tIxaa kr rha hO.raoiht kao, riSma ka mauinayaa sao baatcaIt krnaa psand nahIM hO.vah
ApnaI naapsand riSma sao khta hO tao riSma ka khnaa hO “raoiht yah saba khnaa tumharo ilae BaI
zIk nahIM mauJao ]sa baobasa laacaar sao @yaaoM baat nahIM krnaI caaihe bataAao tao.”73
riSma raoiht ko saaqa baomana calanao lagaI tao ]sanao doKa mauinayaa ]sako pasa sao inaklakr
jaa rhI hO.vah j,aaor sao pukarnao, pr BaI mauinayaa $kI nahIM.raoiht BaI, vah mauinayaa sao baatoM krnao
sao raokta hO.riSma AaOr raoiht kar maoM baOzto hO.mauinayaa kao lagaa ik raoiht ka Cla laaogaaoM sao
batanaa hO.pr [sasao riSma kao saaro daoYa Aata hO.mauinayaa nao doKa raoiht AaOr riSma kar maoM baOzo
hMO.vah dUr sao ]nhoM doKtI rhI.]saka mana baar-baar ]sao iQa@kar rha qaa ‘jaa pkD, lao raoiht
kao AaOr ]sasao pUC “@yaaoM hmaoM QaaoKo maoM rKa badmaaSa isamaoMT vaalaa vyaaparI batakr JaUza-maUza
naama gaZ,kr maNaka kao baovakUf banaata rha AaOr Aba riSma jaOsaI AcCI laD,kI ko saaqa SaadI,
QaoaKa, QaaoKa, QaaoKa.” Aa^MKaoM ko rasto AEaRQaara bah rhI qaI laoikna mauinayaa raoiht ko saamanao
BaI nahIM ga[-.Aba [samaoM riSma ka @yaa daoYa “]sao Apnao pit kI saccaa[- ka pta cala gayaa tao
hao sakta hO vah khIM Baaga jaayao yaa Aa%mah%yaa hI kr lao.74”vah iCpkr raoiht ko kar kao
72 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,52 73 vahI, pR ,52 74 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,52-53
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doK rhI hO.kar A%yaiQak T/Oifk ko karNa iGarI hu[- hO.raoiht ko caohro pr proSaanaI hO.yah
doKkr mauinayaa raoiht kI Aaor haqa ]zakr ja,aor-ja,oar sao h^Msanao lagatI hO.riSma ]sao doKkr
]trnao ka p`yaasa kroM tao raoiht pagala jaOsaa JaUza AaraopNa dokr riSma kao Da^MTta hO.laoikna
riSma jaanatI hO ik vah pagala nahIM hO.
p`stut khanaI kI dao naairyaaM riSma AaOr mauinayaa naarI Aismata kao phcaanatI hOM.mauinayaa,
pir%ya@ta hO saaqa hI p`omaI Wara dI gayaI Cla BaI BaaogatI hO.riSma, SaaoiYat naairyaaoM ka sahayak
hO.]nako ilae Aavaaja, ]zatI hO.Anajaana Kud SaaoYaNa kI iSakar bana jaatI hO.mauinayaa, QaoaKo
maoM Dalanaovaalaa pu$Ya kao badlaa donaa caahtI hO.pr yah badlaa riSma kI ijandgaI kao naYT
krogaa.[sailae vah pagala ka vaoYa QaarNa krtI hO.
‘yaadoM’
yaaOvana kala maoM pu$Ya mast BarI ijandgaI ibatato hO.]sa kala maoM tMndu$stI, Aqa- yaa
sauK-sauivaQaaAaoM kI p`aya: kao[- kmaI nahIM hO.tba vah [-Svar AaOr pirvaarvaalaaoM kao BaUlakr
jaIvana ibatato hO.p%naI yaa baccaaoM kao yaatnaayaoM doto hOM.laoikna jaba vah manauYya baImaar hao jaato hOM
yaa tMdu$stI Kraba hao jaatI hO tba ]nhoM pirvaarvaalaaoM kI mau#yat: p%naI kI sahayata kI ja,$rt
haotI hO.
‘yaadoM’ saivata caD\Za kI naarI Aismata kI ek saSa@t khanaI hO.kmalaa Apnao pOraoM
pr KD,a haonaa caahtI hO.laoikna maaM-baap ]sako Aaga`h kI ja,ra BaI prvaah na kr yaaogaoSa ko
saaqa SaadI tya krto hOM.SaadI ko phlao saaocatI hO ik vah Apnao pit kI saovaa krogaI @yaaoM ik
pit prmaoSvar haota hO.yaaogaoSa tao rMgaIna imajaaja ko hO.kmalaa bahUt manaa krnao pr BaI vah
]sakI kao[- baat nahIM maanata hO.A@sar dor sao Gar Aata hO AaOr Aakr ApnaI bakvaasa p%naI
kao saunaata hO.yaaogaoSa p%naI kao kovala gaMvaar hI samaJata hO.vah ]sao BaItr sao taoD,nao koilae kao[-
kaor-ksar nahIM CaoD,ta hO.saba samaJaOata ektrfa hI huAa krto hO.ektrfa samaJaaOta kBaI
kamayaaba nahIM haota hO.kmalaa QaIr- QaIro TUTnao lagatI hO.ek idna yaaogaoSa baahr jaanao sao phlao
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p%naI ko pasa Aakr ]sa Saama kao iksaI kao Gar laanao kI QamakI dota hO.yaid Gar rhnaa zIk
samaJao tao rhnaa, nahIM tao khIM calao jaanao kao khkr ek baar BaI saat bajao kI yaad krko vah
baahr calao jaato hO.yah saunakr ]sao lagaa ik iksaI phaD, ko isaro sao KD\D sao ]sao jabardstI
Qakolaa jaa rha hO.]sakI jagah kao[- Aaor haotI tao Saayd ]saI idna mar ga[- haotI.laoikna
kmalaa eosao nahIM kr saka @yaaoMik vah Aa%mah%yaa kao pap samaJatI hO.vah vah^M rhnao ka tya
krtI hO.Aaz bajao ko baad yaaogaoSa Gar maoM p`vaoSa krta hO.daostaoM BaI hO.]maa saundr hO AaOr
kalaoja maoM ]sakI Kasao laD,kaoM sao daostI krnao maoM p`vaINa hO.kmalaa ko saamanao yaaogaoSa AaOr ]maa
saundr hO AaOr kalaoja maoM ]sakI Kasao laDkaoM sao daostI krnao maoM hO.kmalaa ko saamanao yaaogaoSa AaOr
]maa AvaOQa saMbanQa maoM Baaga laoto hO.AMt maoM yaaogaoSa kmalaa AaOr ]maa kao Aapsa maoM piricat krato
hO.kmalaa du:KI hao jaatI hO.Agar vah pZ,I ilaKI haotI yaa Aa%mainaBa-r haotI tao Saayad ]sao
eosaI halat nahIM haotI.]sanao ]sa Gar hao CaoD idyaa AaOr saoaca ilayaa hO ik BaivaYya maoM kBaI
iksaI sao kao[- samaJaaOta nahIM krogaI. “ek ivaYaBarI mauskana ilae maOM nao vah Gar CaoD, idyaa AaOr
saaoca ilayaa qaa ik BaivaYya maoM kBaI iksaI sao kao[- samaJaaOta nahIM k$^MgaI.” 75 rat vah Apnao Gar
ko baahr hI ibatatI hO . saubah haonao pr vah Sahr CaoD dotI hO.vahaM sao inaklakr vah ek
T/Ovala ejaoMsaI maoM naaOkrI krtI hO AaOr naaOkrI ko saaqa pZ,a[- BaI Sau$ krtI hO.]sakI emplaayar
saBaI samaqa-na AaOr inavaasa sqaana BaI dota hO.Aaja kmalaa ek vakIla hO.pit ko Gar sao
inaklakr baIsa saala ibatatI hO.yaaogaoSa baImaar hao jaata hO.Aba ]sao p%naI kI yaad AatI
hO.yaaogaoSa kao ]sakI sa#t ja,$rt hO.]maa kI bahna SaIlaa Aaja ]sako Gar maoM Aakr pit ko
pasa calao jaanao ko ilae khtI hO @yaaoMik ]maa BaI Aba nahIM hO.laoikna kmalaa kI caaoT Aba BaI
saUKa nahIM hO.[sailae vah k`aoQa sao Barkr saaocatI hO ik ‘laoikna maOM iksaI kI ja,$rt ka saaQana
@yaaoM banaU^M ? ]sa iGasaI-ipTI khanaI kao ifr @yaaoM daohra}^M? @yaaoM maana laU^M ik AaOrt xamaa kI
75 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,8
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maUit- haotI hO? nahIM, nahIM yah kBaI nahIM hao sakta.maOnao saaf [nakar kr idyaa.’76inaraSa haokr
SaIlaa laaOT rhI hO.
ihndustanaI pi%nayaaM pit kao Bagavaana ko $p maoM doKtI hOM, Aadr krtI hMO.pit ko saBaI
kukmaao-M kao caupcaap sahna krtI hMO.laoikna AaQauinak naairyaaoM kao ApnaI Aismata evaM svatM~ta
ka bahUt ivacaar hO.vah samaJatI hO ik pirisqait ka vah AkolaI rhkr BaI maukabalaa kr
saktI hO.AaOr pirisqaityaaoM ka ihmmat ko saaqa saamanaa krtI hO.
‘ibabbaa’o
kBaI-kBaI pu$Ya laaoga ApnaI [cCa kI pUit- koilae s~IyaaoM kao [stomaala krto hOM.s~I
ka caah yaa Anacaah, mana yaa baomana [sako baaro maoM vah nahIM saaocata hO.saivata caD\Za Wara
ilaiKt ‘ibabbaao’ naamak khanaI maoM ibabbaao JaaDUkar hO.pUrI galaI saaf krnaa ]saka kama hO.ek
idna sabaoro Apnao kama koilae baabaUjaI ko yahaM AatI hO.baabaUjaI kI p%naI Aba maayako maoM hO.SaadI
ko barsaaoM baad vah maaM bananaovaalaI hO.ibabbaao kao doKkr baabaUjaI svayaM BaUlata hO AaOr balaa%kar BaI
krta hO.ibabbaao kao lagata hO ik ek badbaU ]sako SarIr ko BaItr phU^Mca caukI hO.]sa idna
raotI klaptI mana hI mana kaosatI saIQao ibabbaao Gar calaI jaatI hO.dao mahInaaMo ko baad ifr vah
laaOTtI hO.ibabbaao bahUt kmaja,aor laga rhI hO.]saka mana ivad`aoh sao Bara hO.baatcaIt ko baIca
ibabbaao khtI hO ik “baabaUjaI, tora maOlaa maoro BaItr plaogaa.maorI saarI puStoM maOla ]zakr mar ga[-
pr eosaa maOlaa [-Svar na kro iksaI kao Z,aonaa pD,o, baaola kha^M lao jaakr foMkU toro maOlao kao.”77
ibabbaao Apnao pIT pr haqa jamaato hue khtI hO.yah saunakr baabaUjaI Apna kmaro maoM jaakr
AlamaarI maoM sao kuC $pe inakalakr ibabbaao kao dota hO.k``````aoQa AaOr GaRNaa Barkr ibabbaao baabaUjaI
76 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,8
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sao yaoo $pe svaIkarnao sao [nakar krtI hO . “Aro baabaU, ja,ra sauna” ibabbaao nao pukara, “yao Apnao
$pyao laota jaa, tuJao tao baar-baar posaaba Aaegaa, jaI$ manaa kr do tao QanQao vaalaI ko pasa calaa
jaa[-yaao yao $pyao laokr AaOr sauna tora maOla maOM foMkUMjaI nahIM, [saka @yaa haogaa yao tU doK doKkr
jalata rihyaaoM”78 khkr ibabbaao tojaI sao calaI jaatI hO.
baabaUjaI kI p%naI kao laD,ka pOda huAa AaOr ibabbaao kao laD,kI.ek idna Apnao baoTo kao
Ct pr cahlakdmaI krta rho hO.tba ibabbaao baccaI kao laokr vahaM AatI hO AaOr baabaUjaI ko baoTo
kI Aaor [Saara krto hue baccaI kao yao tora laajaa BaOyaa khkr pircaya krvaatI hO.baabaUjaI sao
khtI hO ik “ha^M baabaU yao , , ,eosaI saundr baccaI tao hmaaro pUro Kanadana maoM nahIM hu[-, tora Kuna hO na,
baD,I haokr baD,I javaana AaOr saundr banaogaI, pr saaocatI hU^M baabaU [saka javaana haonaa Ktrnaak hO,
toro jaOsaa kao[- [sao BaI ibagaaD, gayaa hO , ,.79” ibabbaao nao QaIro sao kha AaOr baahr calanao
lagaI.kama pUro krnao ko baad vah AaiKr imalanao ka vaada yaa QamakI baIbaIjaI kao doto hO.k[-
barsa baIt jaato hO.baabaUjaI ka baoTa javaana hao jaata hO.AaOr ]sakI p%naI ka dohant BaI hao
gayaa hO.Aba baabaUjaI kao sa#t baImaar hO.caarpa[- sao ihlanaa BaI mauiSkla hO.baoTa Apnao maoM hI
mast rhta hO.]sao baap kI kao[- icanta nahIM hO.kha^M jaata, @yaa krta kuC pta nahIM.ek
idna ibabbaao kI baoTI maatajaI kI [laaja ko ilae $pyao maaMgakr baabaUjaI ko yaha^M AatI hO.baabaUjaI
sao imalatI hO AaOr $pe laokr laaOTtI hO.tba baabaUjaI ka baoTa gaoT ko rasto maoM ]sao balaa%kar
krnao kI kaoiSaSa krta hO.baoTI ja,aor sao caIKtI hO.caIK saunakr baabaUjaI vaha^M daOD,kr Aata hO
AaOr ]sa ‘Anaqa-‘ kao maaPta hO.puilasa baap-baoTo daonaaoM kao ihrasat maoM lao laota hO.baabaUjaI Apna
jaUma- kubaUla kr laota hO.AMt maoM vah ]ma`-kOd hao jaata hO.jaola sao Aanao ko baad vah ek baar
ibabbaao kao doKta hO.tba vah ibabbaao sao, yaid vah poT sao igarvaa dotI tao yao saba na haonaa khta
hO.tba ibabbaao saQaOya- khtI hO ik “AaOr Agar tUnao ]sa idna mauJa pr haqa na Qara haota tao, tao
78naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,22-23 79naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,23
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BaI yah saba na haota , , , tora maOla saaf nahIM hao sakta, baoTI kao maarkr tUnao @yaa saba TIk kr
idyaa? Aro tU janama- janama tk nark Baaogaogaa.”80 baabaUjaI kuC khnao sao phlao ibabbaao calaI
jaatI hO.kuC dor baad Kbar laga ga[- ik baabaUjaI jaola maoM cala basao.baoTo ka Ata-pta nahIM
hO.[sailae maohllaovaalao baabaUjaI ka AMitma saMskar krvaato hO.fUla caunanao ko tIsaro idna maoM ibabbaao
saubah saba sao phlao SmaSaana phU^McatI hO AaOr baabaUjaI ka kMgaala doKnao koilae haqa maar-maarkr
ZU^MZtI hO.pr vaha^M kovala raK hI raK hO.vah saaocatI hO ik “yaha^M jaao kuC BaI hO ]sao maOM eosaI
jagah dbaa dU^MgaI ik Agalao janama maoM [sao mardanagaI na imalao.”81 kuC na imalanao ko karNa ibabbaao
ka p`itSaaoQa AqaUra rh jaata hO.pr jaIivat rhnao pr jyaada sao jyaada p`itSaaoQa vah baabaUjaI kao
dotI hO.vah AnapZ, hO AaOr AaQauinak jaIvana kI rIit-irvaajaaoM sao piricat nahIM hO.ifr BaI naarI
Aismata ko baaro maoM vah sacaot hO.[sailae vah ApnaI trIko sao ijandgaI naYT krnaovaalao pu$Ya kao
badlaa dotI hO.AvaOV saMbanQa sao janmaI baccaI ka palana-paoYaNa krnao koilae pu$Ya ko saamanao
igaD,igaDatI BaI nahIM hO.
‘ek AaOr ek’
BaartIya maanyata ko Anausaar pit kI maR%yau ko baad, naarI kao kao[- svatM~ta nahIM imalatI
hO.]sakao safod vas~ phnakr Gar ko caar dIvaaraoM ko BaItr rhnaa pD,ta hO.rMga-ibarMgao vas~
AaOr AaBaUYaNa ]sako ilae inaiYaw hO.iksaI maMgala kma- maoM ]sakI ]pisqait ASauBa maanaI jaatI
hO.]sao pit kI smaRityaaoM ko saharo jaIvana yaapna krnaa pD,ta hO.}^Mcao Aavaaja, maoM baatoM krnaa yaa
iKala iKlaakr h^Msanaa ]sako ilae vaija-t hO.
SaiSap`Baa Saas~I kRt ‘ek AaOr ek’ khanaI maoM dao ivaQavaayaoM haotI hOM.naaiyaka rmaaolaa
koSava kI p%naI hO.koSava faOja maoM kama krta hO.rmaaolaa kao Apnao pit pr gava- hO @yaaoM ik vah
doSa kI saovaa maoM inart hO AaOr vah ]sakI p%naI hO.ivavaah ko dao mahInao baad koSava kI inayaui@t
80 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,27 81 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M :saivata caD,Za, pR ,27
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]%trkaSaI maoM hao jaatI hO.vaha^M fOimalaI sToSana na haonao ko karNa rmaaolaa kao koSava ko Gar maoM
saasa ko pasa hI rhnaa pD,ta hO.Gar maoM saasa ko Alaavaa didyaa saasa BaI hO, jaao ivaQavaa
hO.didyaa iksaI sao kao[- ]mmaId nahIM lagaatI, pr paotbahU nao didyaa saasa kao saMBaala ilayaa
hO.saasa ]sao jaba tba TaoktI tao ]sakI fibtyaaoM kao vah h^MsaI maoM ]D,a dotI hO.vah saubah rama ko
Alaavaa BaI didyaa saasa ko pasa jaa-jaakr baOztI AaOr ]naka mana bahlaatI rhtI hO.hOD [MjarI
ko karNa koSava kI maR%yau hao jaatI hO.laaSa, phaD,I [laako sao dao-caar phaD,I imalakr naIcao ]tr
laotI hO.saasa, didyaa saasa, irStodar, saMbanQaI, pasa pDaosaI, bahU saba raoto hOM.torhvaIM ko idna maoM
irStodar AaOrtoM baataoM ko baIca khtI hOM ik bauiZyaa AaOr ivaQavaa didyaa kI saovaa krnao sao vah BaI
ivaQavaa bana jaatI hO.yah saunakr rmaaolaa saaocatI hO ik @yaa baD,o-baUZ,aoM kI saovaa krnaa pap haota
hO.ek pitivahIna s~I kI saovaa krnao sao @yaa p`itdana maoM vaOQvya hI imalata hO.iksaI nao pUCa ik
]sakI @yaa ja,$rt hO bauiZyaa didyaa kI kuziryaa maoM Gausakr? yah saunakr kaMp ]ztI hO
rmaaolaa. “ Saayad ha^M, Saayad nahIM .pgalaI hU^M maOM, yah @yaa saaocanao lagaI hU^M, kaOna khta hO ik
vaRwjana ka fUTa Baagya sao ]sa p`kar jauD, jaata hO.jauD, sakta hO?Agar yahI saca hao tao baUZ,aoM
kI saovaa kaOna kraogaa, ]nako BaI tao idla haota hO, ]nakI BaI ja,$rtoM haotI hOM, vao BaI h^Msanaa
baaolanaa caahto hOM, vao BaI , , ,”82
rmaaolaa ko phU^Mcanao ko phlao bauiZ,yaa didyaa ApnaI kuziryaa maoM hI zhrtI hO.sabako saaoto-
saaoto hI ApnaI ja,$rtoM pURrI kr laotI hO.fUTI qaailayaa maoM kao[- caavala Dala jaata, kBaI dala,
kBaI saUKI raoiTyaa^M Barkr KatI hO.saovaa krnao sao paotbahU ivaQavaa hao jaanao pr vah duKI hao
jaatI hO.vah vaha^M sao dUr jaanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO.yah doKkr rmaaolaa daOD,kr ]nhoM samaoTkr
lao AatI hO AaOr khtI hO ik “nahIM didyaa, yah saba JaUz hO, galat hO, Aapnao kOsao samaJa ilayaa
ik maOM BaI vahI saba kuC saaocatI hU^M, vaOsaa hI maanatI hU^M? nahIM didyaa nahIM, Aap tao maorI dadIjaI
82 caica-t maihlaa kqaakaraoM kI EaoYz khainayaaM :saMpadk maInaa Aga`vaala, pR ,126
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hO, maOM AapkI baoTI, bahU, baccaI, hma daonaaoM ijanda rhoMgao, [na laaogaaoM ko khnao sao nahIM maroMgao na
didyaa? maOM AapkI [sa kaozrI maoM, nahIM-nahIM didyaa, Aap maoro kmaro maoM maoro saaqa rhU^MgaI.”83
ivaQavaa haonao pr BaI rmaaolaa Anyaaya ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI hO.didyaa saasa kI trh
vah BaI ivaQavaa bana jaatI hO.vah pirisqaityaaoM sao saMGaYa- krtI hO, pr htaSa nahIM haotI hO.[sa
p`kar vah ApnaI Aismata kao banaae rKtI hO.
‘jaa^Mca ABaI jaarI hO
svatM~ta ko phlao naarI ka vyai@t%va kovala sao@sa, p`oma AaOr ivavaah ko [d-igad- GaUmata
qaa.laoikna Aaja naarI maoM Aaiqa-k svaavalaMbana kI Baavanaa ka janma huAa hO.[sako pirNaama sva$p
naarI ko jaIvana maoM kafI badlaava Aayaa hO.vah Aa%mainaBa-r haokr saamaaijak xao~aoM maoM kaya- kr
rhI hO.[sasao pu$Ya ko AhM kao caaoT phU^McatI hO.
‘jaa^Mca ABaI jaarI hO’ mamata kailayaa kRt ek saSa@t khanaI hO.naaiyaka ApNaa- kao
ek sammaainat SabdIyakRt baOMk maoM naaOkrI imalatI hO.[sako C: mahInaoM phlao ApNaao kI inayaui@t
ivaSvakmaa- iDga`I kalaoja maoM hao caukI hO.baOMk maoM naaOkrI imalanao pr ]sanao lao@carriSap CaoD, dI
hO.]sao lagaa ik Sai@t, saccaa[- AaOr naOitkta jaOsao maUlyaaoM ka ehsaana ijatnaa baOMk maoM hao sakta
hO, ]tnaa Anya iksaI naaOkrI maoM nahIM.kama maoM maohnat AaOr ekaga`ta kI ja,$t hO.daonaaoM gauNa
ApNaa- maoM hO.
raYT/IyakRt baOMk Sahr ko hRdya maoM isqat hO.baOMk ko SaaKa p`banQak ek naaTo-maaoTo
caSmaovaalao imasTr Knnaa hO.dFtr kI Anya maihlaae^M caotavanaI dotI hOM ik SaadISauda mad- baD,o
Ktrnaak haoto hOM.vao phlao Aatur banaogao, ifr katr, ekdma pnnaalaala hMO sabako-saba.ApNaa-
bauwu nahIM hO.maaM kI baImaarI AaOr ipta ka p`vaasa rxaakvaca banaakr baOMk ko hr CaoD,o baD,o
AiQakarI sao Apnao kao saurixat bacaatI hO.laoikna ek Saama vah capoT maoM Aa hI jaatI hO.hma
]ma` sahyaaogaI isanha ko baoTo ka janmaidna dFtr maoM manaata hO.isanha ApNaa- kao BaI AamaMi~t
83caica-t maihlaa kqaakaraoM kI EaoYz khainayaaM :saMpadk maInaa Aga`vaala, pR ,127
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krta hO.paTI- ko baIca, jaba ivhskI kI baa^Tla Kaolanao pr ApNaa- ]z jaatI hO.isanha ]sao
raoknao ka p`yaasa krta hO.ApNaa- dRZ-inaScaya laokr vaha^ sao ]trtI hO AaOr Gar phU^catI
hO.saala baItnao pr vah BaI ela , TI , saI ,p`aPt krnaovaalaaoM maoM hkdar hao jaatI hO.vah maaM kI
majaI- ko Anausaar jagannaaqapurI jaanaa caahtI hO.vah dFtr sao eD\vaaMsa laotI hO.pr yaa~a kI
saubah iptajaI kao Acaanak GabarahT AaOr saInao maoM dd- haota hO.vao tInaaoM sToSana ko bajaaya
Asptala phU^Mca jaato hOM.ApNaa- kI dsa idna kI CuT\TI yah baImaarI inakla laotI hO.[sa baIca
ApNaa- nao dFtr faona kr Apnao AiQakarI kao ]%tlaa do dI qaI ik vah CuT\TI maoM GaUmanao nahIM jaa
sakI hO.]sanao saaocaa vah CuT\TI ko baad jaba dFtr jaaegaI, eD,vaaMsa vaapsa kr dogaI.dsa idna
ko baad Aa^ifsa phU^McatI hO tao, baOMk ko xao~Iya kayaa-laya sao ek irjasTD- ilafafa ]sao imalatI
hO.ela ,TI ,saI ,ka JaUza ibala poSa kr baOMk ko QaaoKaGaDI AaOr Qana ko du$pyaaoga krnao ko
karNa, ]sakI Apnaa spYTIkrNa t%kala donaa hO.Anyaqaa AnauSaasanaa%mak kar-vaa[- krnao koilae
vao baaQya haMogao.ApNaa- Knnaa ko koibana maoM jaakr faona pr [sakI saUcanaa phlao donao ko baaro maoM
khtI hO.laoikna Knnaa, saunanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.isanha BaI Knnaa ko pxa maoM hO. “ApNaa-
ABaI BaI DrI nahIM.]sao lagaa, saccaa[- ]sako saaqa h,O ]sakI naIyat maoM kao[- KrabaI nahIM hO, ifr
vah @yaaoM Gabarae.”84
kovala maata-ipta hI ]sako pxa maoM hO.ApNaa- xao~Iya kayaa-laya, kanapUr maoM jaakr
kinaYz AiQakarI sao imalatI hO.baataoM ko baIca Anyaaya ko baaro maoM khtI hO.laoikna vah BaI
ApNaa- ko iva$w hO.jaaMca jaarI hO AaOr ApNaa- laKna} AaOr kanapur ko baIca p`itidna yaa~a
krtI hO.xao~iya kayaa-laya ko ek AiQakarI p`Itma isaMh, yaUinayana ko ek p`itinaiQa samaIr
sa@saonaa AaOr ek Anya AiQakarI ko saamanao bayaana dotI hO.pr vao BaI galatfhmaI maoM hO.Aba
ApNaa- ko caohro pr na phlao ka naUr qaa, na narmaI, vah ek eosao kucak` maoM pD, ga[- hO ik fa[la
idKanao sao na tao vah manaa kr saktI hO na ivad`aoh.iksaI BaI AiQakarI ]sao saunanao koilae tOyaar
84 naaOkrIpoSaa naarI khanaI ko Aa[-nao maoM : saMpadk puYppala isaMh, pR ,95
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nahIM hO.ApNaa- ko mana maoM ivad`aoh kI Baavanaa jaaga ]ztI hO.laoikna vah ivavaSa hO.ijana idnaaoM
jaaMca kI kar-vaa[- sqaigat rhtI, ApNaa- ko mana maoM baohd Aak`aoSa [kT\za haota rhta.vah
saaocatI, ]sa Knnaa ko koibana maoM Gausakr ek idna ]sao tavaD,-taoD, maarnaa hO.isanha ko skUTr ko
saamanao ]sao p%qar rK donaa hO.ek idna kusaI- pr KD,o haokr vah caIK- caIkkr sabakao
bataegaI ik “[sa raYT/Iya kRt baOMk maoM kOsao Gaplao AaOr saaOdobaajaI haotI hO.JaUzo ibala ko jaire
hr AadmaI hja,araoM $pe Dkarta hO, caaho vao maoiDkla ibala hao yaa yaa~a ibala yaa sToSanarI
ibala.[sa sabakI kao[- iSakayat nahIM haotI.[sa saba pr jaaMca nahIM baOza[-.jaaMca ]sako Azarh
saaO ko ibala pr baOza[- ga[- hO ijasa pr Aba tk Azarh hjaar $pe Kcao hao cauko haogao.”85
%yaagap~ donao sao naaOkrI imalanaa mauiSkla hO.[sako Alaavaa jaaMca kI Kbar saaro Sahr maoM fOlatI
hO.[sailae dUr ko iksaI dFtr maoM kama krnao koilae vah tOyaar hao jaatI hO.
k``Ur Anyaaya ko iva$w ApNaa- ivad`aoh krnaa caahtI hO.AMt tk ]sakI Aismata
jaagaRt hO.pr saSa@t byaUraok`osaI ko saamanao Kulaa ivad`aoh na krtI hO, kovala mana hI mana ivad`aoh
krtI hO.pu$Ya AiQakairyaaoM ko saamanao praijat haonao pr BaI vah ApnaI Aismata kao nahIM
CaoD,tI hO.
‘Saama ko va@t’
svatM~ta ko phlao naarI pu$Ya kao mau^Mh idKanao koilae BaI tOyaar nahIM qaIM.Akolao
rhnaovaalaI is~yaaoM kao samaaja saMSaya BarI inagaahaoM sao doKta qaa.Akolao rhkr vah ijandgaI maoM
tnaava AnauBava krtI qaI.pr Aaja kI k[- naairyaa^M Akolao rhnaa psaMd krtI hOM.vah pu$Ya ka
sahaya nahIM caahtI hO.
‘Saama ko va@t’ ivajaya caaOhana Wara kRt naarI Aismata kI ek saSa@t khanaI
hO.p`stut khanaI Aa%makqaa%mak SaOlaI maoM ilaKI gayaI hO.’maOM’ basa AD\Do pr basa ka [ntja,ar
krta hO.basa Aanao maoM dor lagatI hO tao sahyaai~yaaoM ko jaIvana ko baaro maoM saaoca rha hO.jaapanaI
85naaOkrIpoSaa naarI khanaI ko Aa[-nao maoM : saMpadk puYppala isaMh, pR ,101
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laD,kI, maairyaa saba ko baaro maoM kilpt GaTnaayaoM jaaoD, dotI hO.ApaT-maoMT phU^Mcaa tao AMQaora hao
cauka hO.]sako ApaT-maoMT ko zIk saamanao ko ApaT-maoMT maoM laIsaa Apnao ku%to ko saaqa Thla rhI
hO.vah ek jaasaUsaI ]pnyaasa pZ, rhI hO.baatcaIt ko baIca ‘maOM’ kh rha hO ik ]sao laaogaaoM ko
ivacaar pZ, laonaa Aata hO.baad ma, Saraba pInao ko baad, vah TolaIfaona pr laIsaa kao Apnao ApaT-
maoMT maoM AamaMi~t krta hO.laIsaa ]sako drvaajao pr dstk dotI hO tao vah drvaajaa Kaolakr ]sao
baaMhaoM maoM laonao ka vaada dota hO.tba laIsaa khtI hO ik “tuma bahUt Akolao hao.[sa samaya AaOr
kuC nahIM, tuma maoro SarIr ka saMBaaoga krnaa caahto hao.mauJao tumasao sahanauBaUit h,O laoikna maOM tumharo
ilae iganaI-ipga nahIM bananaa caahtI.maOMM Pyaar caahtI hU^M AaOr tuma Apnao SarIr ko tnaava sao
CuTkara.” 86 saUrja kI ikrNaaoM maoM gaulaaba kI pMKuiDyaaM Kaolakr mauskurata hO vah iksaI sao
kuC nahIM maaMgata.]sa fUla ko samaana, maOM, laIsaa sao saMbanQa banaanaa caahta hO.tba laIsaa khtI hO
ik, eosao Pyaar ibanaa saMbanQa zIk nahIM hO AaOr vah [sako ilae tOyaar BaI nahIM hO.“Aaja tuma mauJa
sao kuC maaMga rho hao.ibanaa Pyaar ko yah saMbanQa zIk nahIM.” 87
Pua$Ya ko saamanao KD,o haokr mana kI baatoM inaD,rtapUva-k hI p`kT krnao koilae Aaja kI
naairyaa^M tOyaar hao jaatI hMO.Aismata kI rxaa krto hue pu$YaaoM sao saMpk- sqaaipt krnao koilae
naairyaa^M tOyaar hOM.naarI ko saaoca-ivacaar evaM rhna-sahna maoM Aae baD,o pirvat-na ka yah saUcak hO.
‘Aintma karavaasa’
saamaanyat: samaaja naarI kao kovala Abalaa AaOr caplaa samaJata hO.pu$Ya Sai@tSaalaI hO
AaOr naarI pu$Ya kI AaiEata hO.pr Aaja [sa AvaQaarNaa maoM badlaava Aa rha hO.s~I BaI pu$Ya
ko samaana, Sai@tSaalaI hO.yah zIk hO, saBaI pu$YaaoM ko ivajaya ko pICo p`aya: s~I kI p`orNaa,
bauiw Aaid haotI hO.
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‘Aintma karavaasa’ SaIYa-k ivajaya caaOhana kI khanaI maoM naaiyaka sauSaIlaa pit ramanaaqa
ko mana kao Sai@t p`dana krtI hO.ramanaaqa laoKk hO AaOr khanaIkar BaI hO.vah roiDyaao sToSana
maoM kama krta hO.ek baar ihndI kI ek pi~ka maoM ramanaaqa ka ek laoK Cpa hO.yah dokkr
dFtr maoM ]sako inarIxak ]sao Apnao kmaro maoM baulaakr caotavanaI dota hO ik vah sarkarI roiDyaao
sToSana ka Cd\ma k`antI ka AD\Da banaata hO AaOr [sa ApraQa koilae ]sao naaOkrI sao inakala
dogaa.yah saunakr BaaYaa &aana pr AaOr ]sasao AiQak jaIvana ko dRiYTkaoNa pr gava- krnaovaalaa
ramanaaqa inaraSa hao jaata hO.yah GaTnaa saunakr p%naI sauSaIlaa ramanaaqa ka caohra Apnao hqaoilayaaoM
maoM laokr, ]sako mana kao Sai@t p`dana krto hue khtI hO ik “ek maUZ, vyai@t kI baat ka
[tnaa baura na maanaao.ifr tumanao BaI tao ]sao Tko-saa javaaba do ifr tuma maoro svaamaI hao, maoro dovata
hao.kovala [sa karNa maOM tumharI khainayaaoM kI p`SaMsak nahIM hU^M.maOM jaanatI hU^M ik tuma bahUt hI
AcCo laoKk hao.ek sarkarI Afsar ko hqakDo tumharo Antrtma kI ik`yaa%mak Aaga nahIM
bauJaa sakto.”88 ramanaaqa kovala saaih%ya rcanaa krnaa caahta hO- iqayaoTr maoM kama krnaa caahta
hO.roiDyaao ka kama ]sao naIrsa p`tIt haonao lagata hO.tba sauSaIlaa khtI hO “maOM nao tao tuma sao k[-
baar kha hO ik tuma Gar baOzkr ilaKao.skUla maoM pZanao kI naaOkrI mauJao kBaI BaI imala saktI
hO.”89Aagao khanaI kI caala dUsarI idSaa kI Aaor calatI hO.
Pa`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka sauSaIlaa Aismata phcaanakr pit ko Aa%maivaSvaasa kao baZ,anao
koilae Eama krtI hO.inaraSa pit ko mana maoM Aa%masammaana AaOr Aa%maivaSvaasa jagaanao koilae vah
p`yaasa krtI hO.pit ko ivajaya AaOr prajaya maoM vah BaagaIdar bana jaatI hO.Kud naaOkrI krko
pirvaar kao saMBaalanao ka vaada BaI krtI hO.
‘tIna ima~ AaOr camaolaIbaa[- ’
svatM~ta p`aPtI ko baad naarI saamaaijak xao~ maoM kafI baahr AayaI hO.[sasao ]saka
Anaok pu$YaaoM ko saaqa saMpk- baZ,a hO.ivavaahpUva-, kBaI-kBaI ivavaah ko baad BaI ]saka AakYa-Na
88 ekantvaasa :ivajaya caaOhana, pR ,79 89 vahI, pR ,79
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Anya pu$YaaoM kI Aaor baZ, jaata hO.p`acaIna kala maoM samaaja [sakao baDa ApraQa maanata qaa.pr
Aaja samaaja kI mana:isqait maoM kafI badlaava Aaya hO.flat: ivavaah kI piva~ta BaI Aaja
naYT hao rhI hO.
‘tIna ima~ AaOr camaolaIbaa[-‘ naamak ivajaya caaOhana kI khanaI maoM Aismata baaoQa sao yau@t
tIna naairyaaoM kao doK sakto hO.p`stut khanaI Aa%makqaa%mak SaOlaI maoM ilKI gayaI hO.maOM, Do,ivaD,
AaOr pITr ima~ hOM.mahInao maoM ekbaar, ek inaiScat idna tInaaoM ima~ ek Saama koilae imalato
hOM.DoivaD, ka janma Aaif`ka ko AMgaaolaa maoM huAa hO.ha[-skUla K%ma krnao ko baad, kalaoja jaanao
sao phlao, ivayatnaama maoM haonaovaalaa AnaOitk yauw ko iKlaaf vah Aavaaja, ]zta hO.puilasa
igarFtar krko DoivaD AaOr Anya laaogaaoM kao Sahr ko baahr tIsa maIla kI dUrI pr CaoD, doto
hOM.saba gaanao gaato-gaato vaapsa laaOTto hOM.ijasa laDkI ka haqa qaamakr DoivaD, gaanao gaa rha hO
]saka naama ikma hO.maOM jaba DoivaD sao imalata hO, tba ]saka AaOr ikma ka saMbanQa ima~ta sao kuC
kdma Aagao baZ, cauka hO.Apnao saMbanQaaoM ko ivaYaya maoM k[- mahInaaoM baaOiwk tk- krnao ko baad
DoivaD nao ikma ko saamanao ivavaah ka p`stava rKa hO.ikma nao kuC mahInaaoM ka AvakaSa maaMgaa hO
@yaaoMik BaivaYya kao ivaiBanna dRiYTkaoNaaoM sao doKkr vah ]%tr donaa caahtI hO. “ivavaah jaOsao
piva~ AaOr sqaayaI banQana maoM baMQanao ko phlao, [sako baaro maoM pUrI trh saaocanao koilae, maOM kuC samaya
caahtI hU^M.AaOr ijasa daOrana maOM ivacaar kr rhI hU^MgaI, maOM tuma sao ibalkula Alaga rhnaa caahtI
hU^M.”90 kuC idnaaoM ko baad, jaba vah ikma ko pasa jaata hO tao vah Aaihsta sao drvaaja,a KaolatI
hO.tba DoivaD doKta hO ik ikma iksaI Anya pu$Ya ko saaqa saaonao lagaI hO.yah dRSya doKkr
DoivaD, kao bahUt baDa Qa@ka lagata hO AaOr maanava saMbanQaaoM ko sqaaiya%va pr ]saka ivaSvaasa BaI
TUT jaata hO.Aba vah ivaija-inayaa maoM isqat ek maz maoM BartI haokr ba`h\macaarI ka jaIvana
vyatIt kr rha hO AaOr ba`dr DoivaD, ko naama sao jaanaa jaata hO.
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dUsara ima~ pITr ka inavaasa sqaana nyaUyaak- rajya ko ]%trI Sahr baflaaoM maoM hO.vah
bauiwvaadI iksma ka AadmaI hO.vah kumaarI isainqayaa jaaonsa sao p`oma krta hO.Sahr kI p`mauK
dUkana ‘jaansana eND jaansana’ ko maailak ivailayama jaansana BaI isainqayaa kao caahta hO AaOr ]sako
sammauK ivavaah ka p`stava BaI rKta hO.pr isainqayaa pITr kao svaIkar krtI hO.baImaarI yaa
maR%yau maoM ek-dUsaro sao jauda nahIM haoMgao, eosaa Sapqa laonao pr BaI dsa vaYa- baad p%naI tlaak caahtI
hO.vah khtI hO ik “yaatnaa ko dsa vaYa,- hma daonaaoM kao barbaad kr rho hOM.[sako phlao ik hma
K%ma hao jaaya,o maOM [sa saMbanQa ka AMt kr donaa caahtI hU^M.” 91 vah vakIla naaoTIsa dokr calaI
jaatI hO.inaraSaa ko karNa, pITr ek baar Zor-saI naIMd kI gaaoilayaaM Kakr Aa%mah%yaa krnao ka
p`ya%na krta hO.Aba pITr vaaiSaMgaTna ko AaobalaoT kalaoja maoM iSaxaa p`aPt kr, kOqailak padrI
bana jaata hO.AaOr ]sao fadr pITr kha jaata hO.
‘maOM’ ApUva- saundrI jaOsaimana sao p`oma krta hO.’maOM’, ]nhoM camaolaIbaa[- khnao lagata hO.ek
Saama maOM AaOr jaOsaimana ko baIca kafI dor tk baatcaIt haotI hO.tba ]sao pta calata hO ik
]sako ipta AmarIkI hO AaOr maaM jaapanaI hO.vah vaoSyaa hO.ek baar ‘maOM’ ]sako pasa Aata
hO.Aa%maivaSvaasa ko ilae ‘maOM’ s~I-SarIr ka saMBaaoga krnaa bahUt ja,$rI kaya- maanata hO.batcaIt
ko baIca jaOsaimana khtI hO “Pyaar sao saba kuC TUTta hO.maOM ihMsaa ka pa~ hU^M.ihMsaa ka pa~ na
TUTta hO, AaOr na hI Basma haota hO.vah ‘maja,baUt’ haota jaata hO.AaOr maora jaao Qaratla hO, vahaM
ko maUlya iBanna hOM.jaao laaoga maoro pasa Aato hOM, ]nakI isqait koilae maOM ijammaodar nahIM hU^M.maOM na tao
]nakI maaM hU^M AaOr na hI ]nakI p%naI!maOM nao ]nako saMskar nahIM banaayao.[sailae mauJa maoM daoYa kI
Baavanaa hO hI nahIM.maOM inaScaya Jarnao ko samaana hU^M.mauJao kao[- BaI dUiYat nahIM kr sakta.”92 dUsaro
idna saubah ‘maOM’ ]nako ibastr sao jaagata hO.
ikma ivavaah kao piva~ maanakr BaI svaocCa sao Anya pu$Ya ko saaqa saaonao koilae QaOya-vaana
hao jaatI hO.isainqayaa, AaQauinak ivacaaraoMvaalaI hO.prMpragat s~I ko samaana vah yaatnaayaoM sahnao
91 ekantvaasa :ivajaya caaOhana, pR ,99 92 ekantvaasa :ivajaya caaOhana, pR ,103
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koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.Aismata kI rxaa koilae vah tlaak caahtI hO.jaOsaimana vaoSyaa hO.vaoSyaa
ka pu$YaaoM sao kao[- sqaayaI sambanQa nahIM hO. Anya laaogaaoM ko pairvaairk ivaGaTnaaoM pr ]naka kao[-
]%trdaiya%va BaI nahIM hO AaOr [sa tqya kao vah svayaM vya@t krtI hO.[sa p`kar p`stut khanaI
kI naairyaaM ivaiBanna p`kar sao ApnaI Aismata vya@t krtI hOM.
‘ittlaI ko pMK’
ijandgaI AaOr klpnaa ko baIca saamaanyat: saMbanQa nahIM haota hO.vyai@t caaho pu$Ya hao yaa
naarI, ek ivaSaoYa ]ma` maoM klpnaa laaok maoM ivacarNa krto hOM.pu$Ya sao AiQak s~I hI klpnaa
krtI hO.kBaI-kBaI jyaada klpnaa krnao ko karNa ijandgaI barbaad krtI hOM.
‘ittlaI ko pMK’ rmaoSa baxaI Wara kRt khanaI hO.khanaI ka naayak ‘maOM’ Aaifsa maoM
kama krta hO.gaolarI maoM baOzkr kao[- AcCI-klpnaa krnaa psaMd krta hO.Aasmaana kI Aor
doKto-doKto ]sao lagata hO ik baadla ka ek TukD,a ittlaI pMKI hao rha hO.
]sakao tIna baiccayaaM haotI hOM.gaaorI, BaUrI AaOr caa^MdnaI.]sao lagaa ik tInaaoM baD,I gandI
hO, nahanao AaOr mau^Mh Qaaonao ka ekaQa maah sao inarahar ]pvaasa hO.vah ifr BaI ittlaI AaOr pMK
ko baaro maoM saaoca rha hO.[tnao maoM p%naI Aakr BaUrI kao Da@Tr ko pasa laanao kao khtI hO.]saka
jaukama ibagaD, rha hO, nahIM tao [maaonyaa, inamaaonyaa hao jaata hO.kuC AaOr kama ko baaro maoM BaI p%naI
batatI hO pr vah Aba BaI AakaSa kI Aaor doK rha hO.yah doKkr p%naI kao gaussaa Aata hO
AaOr khtI hO ik “yah Aasamaana khIM Baaga nahIM jaaegaa.na hI [sao ]Qaar laayao hO ik laaOTa donao
ka Dr pD,a hOM.”93yah saunakr BaI vah icanta maoM Dubaa rhta hO.klpnaa laaok maoM inamagna jaata hO
tao p%naI [sako baaro maoM pUCtI hO AaOr gaussao maoM baIca maoM pD,I poTI kao laat maarkr kaonao maoM rK
dotI hO.yah doKkr ‘ma’OM icaZ, jaata hO.p%naI AaOr baiccayaaoM ko gaMdo kpD,o doKkr ]sao k`aoQa
Aata hO AaOr [sako baaro maoM pUCta hO.tba p%naI ka caohra maaro k`aoQa sao tmatmaa Aata hO- “kBaI
yahI saba krnao lagaU^M tao Gar kI jagah jaMgala najar Aayaogaa.”yah saunakr ]sao baD,I caaoT lagatI hO
93 TukD,o TukD,o: rmaoSa baxaI, pR ,76
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AaOr khta hO ik klpnaa krto samaya yaqaaqa- kI Ta^Mga BaI AD,a dtI hO.Aagao vah saaD,I AaOr
ittlaI ko pMK ko baaro maoM khta hO.[tnao khnao pr p%naI tInaaoM baiccayaaoM kao da-dao, tIna-tIna
jamaa dotI hO AaOr BarI hu[- kh rhI hO “tumharo Gar kI yao ittilayaa^M maorI saaD,I ko hI rMga kI tao
hao gayaI hO.” 94yao saunakr pit ]zta hO AaOr baaja,ar oM jaanao koilae tOyaar hao jaata hO.
baiccayaaM ittlaI kI trh hO.rMga Baro [na ittilayaaoM kao ja,$rI caIja,oM dokr baD,I banaanaa
maaM-baap ka Qama- hO.baccaaoM ko baaro maoM maaM-baap ka Alaga-Alaga kt-vya hO.p%naI baccaaoM kao zIk
trh sao inaBaanaa BaI caahtI hO.p`stut khanaI maoM iptajaI baiccayaaoM ko svaasqya ko baaro maoM ]dasa hao
jaata hO.tba maata Qama- inaBaanao koilae ipta kao hT krtI hO.ApnaI Aismata BaI p`kT
krtI hO.
‘kao[- ek iKlaaOnaa
k[- baataoM maoM fOsalaa laonaa naarI koilae mauiSkla baat hO.zIk trh sao inaNa-ya laonao pr
ijandgaI kI gait BaI badla saktI hO.
rmaoSa baxaI kRt ‘kao[- ek iKlaaOnaa’ khanaI kI mammaI ApnaI baccaI kao maata-ipta kI
trh nahIM banaanaa caahtI hO.maaM-baap, daonaaoM ivavaah ka inaNa-ya laoto samaya kagaja kI icaToM kI
sahayata sao fOsalaa laoto hOM.maOiT/k pasa krnao ko baad laD,kI sao mana psaMd jaIvana saaqaI kao caunanao
ka Avasar Garvaalao doto hOM.inaNa-ya laonao maoM mauiSkla haonao sao vah saholaI kI sahayata sao hja,arvaoM
ihssao maoM ek icaT ]zatI hO.icaT ko Anausaar AKbaar maoM iva&apna Cpa.[sa samaya laD,ko ko
saamanao pOMtIsa icaToM ]D,tI rhtI hOM.]sa idna maMOiT/maaoinayala maoM pOMtIsa iva&apna hMO.pOMtIsa maoM sao ek
kao kagaja, kI icaT kI sahayata sao caunatI hO AaOr daonaaoM kI SaadI BaI calatI hO.Aaja ]nakI
baoTI kI tIsarI saalaigarh hOM.KauSI ka idna hO Aaor ‘gauiDyaa’ koilae iKlaaOnao KrIdnao koilae vao
tInaaoM dUkana pr Aato hOM.Da^la, jahaja,, isapahI, Soar, baa^la Aaid sao kaOna-saa iKlaaOnaa laonaa
hO.gauiDyaa kao inaNa-ya laonao maoM kiznaa[- haotI hO.yah doKkr mammaI naaraja, hao jaatI hO AaOr
94 TukD,o TukD,o: rmaoSa baxaI, I,pR ,77
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baccaI kao gaussao maoM capt lagaa dI hO.ek iKlaaOnaa psand kr laonao maoM BaI inaScaya nahIM kr payaI
tao Aagao baZ,kr @yaa hao jaaegaa? ipta paMcaaoM iKlaaOnao KrIdnao koilae tOyaar hO laoikna mammaI
kovala ek iKlaaOnaa KrIdnaa caahtI hO.inaNa-ya na laonao ko karNa kao[- BaI gauiDyaa na KrIdta
hO. “maOM [sao kao[- iKlaaOnaa nahIM KrIdnao dU^MgaI.”maOM nao gauiDyaa kao ]nako pasa sao lao ilayaa hO.vah
caup hao ga[- hO.sahsaa maOM baD,baD,ayao jaa rhI hU^M “Aap caahto hOM ik yah BaI hma jaOsao hI banao.nahIM,
nahIM, maOM [sao nahIM bananao dU^MgaI.”95
zIk samaya pr sahI inaNa-ya laonaa ijandgaI kI jaIt koilae AavaSyak hO.bacapna maoM iksaI
nao BaI capt maarkr mammaI kao ]icat rasta nahIM idKayaa.inaNa-ya laonao maoM ipta kao BaI kiznaa[-
lagatI hO.[sailae mammaI caahtI hO ik baccaI ]saI trh na hao jaaya.[sailae mammaI inaScaya na
krnaovaalaI gauiDyaa kao kao[- BaI iKlaaOnaa nahIM KrId dotI hO.Aismata kao phcaanakr, ]sako
Anausaar jaIvana ibatanao koilae gauiDyaa kao yah sajaa dotI hO.
‘ek SarIr’
AaQauinak yauga maoM naOitkta saMbainQa QaarNaayaoM badlaI hO.ek vyai@t sao p`itbaw rhkr
p`oma krnaa AaOr ]saI sao jaD,kr rhnao kI QaarNaa Aaja KiNDt hu[- hO.Aaja kI Anaok naairyaaM
ivavaah ko pUva- yaaOna-saMbanQaaoM ko p`it svacCnd dRiYT rKnaovaalaI hOM.kBaI-kBaI vao ibanaa iksaI
saMkaoca ko sahja, svaaBaaivak AaOr inaW-nW Baava sao Apnao p`omaI ko saaqa GaUmatI hM,O kBaI-kBaI
SaarIirk saMbanQa BaI rKtI hMO.
‘ek SarIr’ rmaoSa baxaI Wara ilaiKt khanaI hO.p`stut khanaI ka naayak yaaOna saMbanQaaoM
ko p`it svacCnQa dRiYT rKnaovaalaa hO.vah tao mau@t saMbanQa kI Ainavaaya-ta pr ja,aor donaa caahta
hO.sao@sa kao laokr mana maoM ku^Mzae^M palanaa, satI%va ko naYT hao jaanaa jaOsaI GaiTyaa baat saaocanaa
AaOr BarI javaanaI maoM maasTrvaoSana krnaa ]nakI dRiYT maoM jauma- hO.yaaOna-saMbanQaaoM ko baaro maoM ]sakI [-
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maanadarI kovala [tnaI hO ik phcaana ko phlao hI vah laD,kI ko saamanao spYT kr dota hO ik vah
]sasao SaadI nahIM kr sakogaa. laD,kI rajaI nahIM haotI hO tao vah ]sao CaoD, dogaa.
ek baar gamaI- ko idna maoM naayak Ct pr saao rha hO.]sa pirvaar maoM ek laD,kI KasaI
javaana hO.]sanao ]sa laD,kI kao AjaIba isqait maoM doKa hO.laD,kI ApnaI saaD,I kao }pr
sarkakr saIQao ]^Mgailayaa^M yaaoina maoM Dala dotI hO.}pr caadr AaoZ,kr vah ]^galaI calaatI rhtI
hO.vah qaktI jaa rhI hO AaOr krvaT pr krvaT badla rhI hO.yah doKkr naayak kao bahUt
baocaOnaI haotI hO.]sao lagaa hO ik yah ]saka Qama- hO, ek yauvaa AaOr AnauBavaI haonao ko naato ik
]sakI sahayata kroM.dUsaro idna naayak ]sasao saaf-saaf baat kI AaOr yah BaI khto hMO ik
]sako rhto vah yah krtI hO tao yah ]saka Apmaana hO.jaba tk vah vaha^M rhogaa tba tk ]sasao
saMbanQa rKnao kI vaada BaI dota hO.yah saunakr laD,kI khtI hO ik ‘]sakI sagaa[- hao caukI hO
AaOr said-yaaoM maoM SaadI BaI hao jaaegaI.ivavaah-pUva- yaaOna-saMbanQa maoM ]sao [cCa nahIM hO @yaaoM ik
ijasasao ]sakI SaadI hao jaaegaI vah bahUt AcCa laD,ka hO.”96 ]ma` maoM baDa haonao ko naato vah
]sao AaiSavaa- BaI dokr laaOT jaata hO.
BaartIya maanyata ko Anausaar pit ko p`it inaYzavaana rKnaa p%naI ka phlaa Qama-
hO.p`stut khanaI kI laD,kI kao yaaOna-saMbanQa maoM Baaga laonao koilae saBaI pirisqaityaa^M AnaukUla
hOM.naayak ko saaqa SaarIirk saMbanQa maoM pD,o tao kao[- doKo hI nahIM.ifr BaI pitvata rhnao maoM vah
ApnaI Aismata samaJatI hO.ijasasao ]sakI SaadI hao rhI hO, ]sako ilae ApnaI doh kao inama-la
$p maoM samaiPa-t krnao kI [cCuk BaI hO.
‘vah’
]<araQauinak yauga maoM yauvaa vaga- daMp%ya saMbanQaaoM kI saImaa sao baahr BaI kama-sauK yaa sao@sa
tRiPt kao ek AavaSyakta ko $p maoM inasaMkaoca Baava sao svaIkar krta hO.SaarIirk sauK kao
96 TukD,o TukD,o: rmaoSa baxaI, pR ,39
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panao koilae s~I AaOr pu$Ya vyaga` hOM.pu$Ya tao Apnao ivavaahotr kama saMbanQa kao gaiva-t-saa
AnauBava krta huAa dUsaraoM kao saunaata hO.Aaja naarI BaI, yauga-yauga ko dmana AaOr SaaoYaNa ko baad,
Apnao kama saMbanQaaoM kI KulaI cacaa- kr rhI hO.s~I AaOr pu$Ya ka imalana str kovala s~I-pu$Ya
ko p`kRt $p maoM haonaa caaihe ]sako ilae daMp%ya ka banQana AavaSyak nahIM hO.
‘vah’ dIiPt KNDolavaala kRt khanaI hO.kqaanaayak ‘vah’ dFtr maoM kama krta
hO.p%naI ka naama hO naIlama.tIna hI mahInao tao hue hOM ]sako ivavaah kao.Aajakla vah hnaImaUna
manaa rho hO.naIlama maoM vah p%naI kao nahIM ZU^MZ,ta hO.]sao ivaSvaasa hO ik naIlama BaI ]samaoM pit nahIM
ZU^Za haogaa.naIlama ko AaOr Apnao saMbanQa kao vah naaTk maanata hO.baccaa tao vao daonaaoM nahIM caahto
hO.naIlama baccao koilae ‘f^Msanaa’ Sabd [stomaala krtI hO.kqaanaayak dFtr maoM kMpnaI ko maailak
kI saok`oTrI imasa jaUlaI sao ]laJaa huAa hO.ek baar vah Apnao imalana ko carma xaNaaoM maoM naIlama sao
pUCta hO, “baa[- d vao, tuma maoro phlao iktnaaoM ko saaqa saao[- hao Daila-Mga” vah naIlama kao baaMhaoM maoM
BaIMcakr pUCta hO. “maOM nao kao[- Aka]ND nahIM rKa.”naIlama Apnao ]Baar ]sako vaxa pr
dbaakr khtI hO, “laoikna tumharo baad Aba kao[- nahIM” Apnao kqana kao baZ,atI Aagao khtI hO,
[T haD-laI maOTsa-.”97
vah maoM [sa trh khnao ka saahsa nahIM hO.naIlama vaOvaaihk saMbanQa kao ‘banQana’ maanatI hO
AaOr baccao kao ‘f^Msanaa’ BaI.Apnao BaavaaoM kao Kulakr p`kT krnao koilae vah tOyaar BaI
hO.AaQauinak ivacaar rKnaovaalaI naIlama yaaOna-svatM~ta kao ApnaI Aismata ka pyaa-ya maanatI hO.
‘kzfaoDvaa’
svatM~ta ko phlao naarI pit kao prmaoSvar maanatI qaI.pu$Ya kI kimayaa^M caupcaap sahna
krtI qaI.pr Aaja naarI AaQauinak ivacaarQaara maoM Aasqaa rKtI hO.iSaixat haonao ko karNa
prMpragat maanyataAaoM ka ivaraoQa krtI hO.vah pu$YaaoM sao idna-ba-idna samaanata ka davaa BaI
krtI hOM.
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SaOlaoSa maiTyaanaI kI ‘kzfaoDvaa’ kI naaiyaka hO sauip`yaa.vah iSaixat tqaa kamakajaI
maihlaa hO.vah [-saa[- Qama- sao saMbanQa rKtI hO AaOr ]sako pit QarNaIQar ba`ah\maNa hO.QarNaIQar
naaOkrI nahIM krta hO.p%naI kamakajaI haonao ko karNa QarNaIQar ko mana maoM sauip`yaa ko p`it SaMka
AaOr saMdoh kI Baavanaa pOda hao jaatI hO.pit kI [sa manaisqait kao doKkr svaaiBamaanaI sauip`yaa
caup nahIM baOztI hO.]nhoM p`taiDt krtI hu[- khtI hO “tuma tao kuC baaolaaogao nahIM.na tuma naaOkrI
kraoga,o na mauJao krnao doMgao.maOM tumhoM bahUt ‘p`aoga`osaIva’ AaOr ‘ilabarla maa[MDoD’ samaJatI qaI, DI ,DI
,,magar lagata hO tumharo BaItr ka pMiDtpnaa jyaaoM-ka-%yaaoM banaa hO.tuma mauJao Aba ‘DlaroT’ nahIM
kr pa rho-DI ,DI ,.”98 laoikna QarNaIQar ka ]sako p`it saMdoh lagaatar baZ,ta jaata
hO.pit kI SaMkalaU mana: isqait kao doKkr ]sakI Aismata jaaga ]ztI hO.“laoikna DI ,DI
,,vajah tao yahI hO na ik tumharo mana maoM khIM yah sauhaga Bar payaa hO ik maOM ‘laUja, kro@Tr’ kI hao
ga[-.iryalaI, [T [ja, e vaMDr far maI, DI ,DI , ik maoro ilae Apnao ihndu Qama- AaOr saarI jaat-
ibaradrI kao CaoD, donaovaalao tuma Aba [sa kdr Sa@kI haoto jaa rho? kBaI tumanao [saI baat pr
ApnaI ‘vaa[f’ kao CaoD, idyaa ik vah inahayat baOkvaD- AaOr dikyaanaUsaI AaOrt hO.tumhoM ‘DIplaI
lava’ nahIM krtI.tumhoM AamalaoT banaakr nahIM dotI, tumharo saamanao GaUmanao-ifrnao nahIM jaatI hO AaOr
Apnao ihndu Qama- kao tuma ‘hT’ krto ik tumharo ibaraQarI ba`ah\maNa bahUt hI j,yaada dikyaanaUsa AaOr
‘maIna maoTo ilaTI’ vaalao, tumharo-maoro baIca ko lava efoyar sao icaZto hOM? magar mauJao lagata hO, vah
saba tumhara idKavaa hI qaa.ema tao tumhara jaOsao-tOsao ‘knaivaMsa’ krko, mauJasao ApnaI ‘lasT’ kI
pUra krnaa qaa, basa.”99
sauip`yaa AaQauinak ivacaarQaara maoM Aasqaa rKnaovaalaI hO.[sailae vah prMpragat maanyata
kao taoD,kr dUsaro Qama- ko vyai@t sao SaadI krtI hO.kBaI-kBaI daonaaoM ko rhna-sahna AaOr ivacaaraoM
maoM Qama- maUla kond` maoM Aata hO.sauip`yaamasaI ek f^ma- maoM laoDI-Ta[ipsT hO.iSaixat AaOr kamakajaI
98 sauhaisanaI tqaa Anya khainayaaM: SaOlaoSa maiTyaanaI, pR ,14 99 sauhaisanaI tqaa Anya khainayaaM: SaOlaoSa maiTyaanaI, pR ,15
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haonao ko karNa vah Apnao vyai@t%va evaM Aismata kao phcaanatI hO AaOr ]sao AxauNNa banaae
rKtI hO.pit kI ivasaMgaityaaoM AaOr Antriva-raoQaaoM kao prdafaSa krnao maoM vah samaqa- BaI bana
jaatI hO.
‘dao AMQaoro’
SaadI ka AakYa-Na p`aya: kovala kuC idna hI rhta hO.ivavaah ko p`arMiBak idnaaoM maoM
dUlha-dulhna Aapsa maoM p`oma krto hOM.jaIvana saaqaI kI kimayaaoM ko baaro maoM [sa va@t saaocata BaI
nahIM.QaIro-QaIro jaIvana-saaqaI kI kimayaa^M, kmaja,aoiryaa^M Aaid baatcaIt ko ivaYaya bana jaato
hOM.kBaI-kBaI baccaaoM ko janma ko baad AakYa-Na samaaPt hao jaata hO.pu$Ya p`aya: iksaI Anya
saMbanQa maoM pD, jaata hO.AaQauinak naarI yah caupcaap sahna nahIM krtI .Saayad ]samaoM saaOndya- AaOr
iSaxaa kI, naaOkrI AaOr Aqa- kI kmaI hao, pit kao Apnaa sava-sva maanatI hO. Pit kao Apnaa hI
banaae rKnao koilae JagaD,a krnao koilae BaI vah tOyaar hao jaatI hO.
]Yaa ip`yaMvada kI ‘dao AMQaoro’ kI kaOSalyaa tIna baccaaoM kI maaM hO.pit idnaoSa sarkarI
naaOkrI badlakr ek p`a[-vaoT fma- maoM kama krta hO.jaba vah idllaI maoM kama krta hO tba vah
kaOSalyaa kao BaI saaqa laota hO.Aba vah korla maoM kama krta hO.Anajaana jagah maoM pirvaar kao
lao jaanaa ]icat nahIM hO.[sailae kaOSalyaa Aivavaaiht bahna sauima~a ko pasa kuC idnaaoM koilae
jaatI hO.sauima~a naaOkrIpoSaa naarI hO.vah naaOkrI krtI hO AaOr svatM~ AaOr svaaQaIna ijandgaI
ibatatI hO.bahna kI ijandgaI kao doKkr kaOSalyaa saaocatI hO ik Agar vah BaI ivavaah na kr
naaOkrI kr laI tao vah BaI Saayad sauKI rhtI.
idllaI maoM idnaoSa ko saaqa CaoTo sarkarI @vaaT-r maoM rhto samaya kaOSalyaa Kca- maoM kaT-Ca^MT
kr Gar sajaanao koilae saara saamaana KrIdtI hO.]sako saaro kpD,o fT jaato hOM.k[- baar idnaoSa
kpD,o KrId laonao kao khta hO pr vah Tala jaatI hO @yaaoMik Gar maoM kuC AaOr saamaanaaoM kI
ja,$rt hO.[sailae vah Apnao }pr kuC BaI Kca- na krtI hO. QaIro-QaIro idnaoSa ka Pyaar ]sasao
GaTta calaa jaata hO AaOr [sa baIca idnaoSa ka saMbanQa iksaI pDaosa kI laD,kI sao hao jaata
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hO.yah jaanakr vah caIK ]ztI hO AaOr pit sao khtI hO ik “tumanao maora ivaSvaasa taoD, idyaa
idnaoSa, tumanao mauJao Claa.@yaa maOM nao tumhoM Pyaar nahIM idyaa, @yaa maOM nao tumhoM Apnaa SarIr nahIM
idyaa? maOM kYTaoM maoM BaI mauskuratI rhI, qaaoDo maoM hI saMtuYT rhI, ]saka badlaa tumanao mauJao [sa trh
idyaa.”100 [sa p`kar kaOSalyaa ApnaI Aismata evaM Aa%masammaana kI Baavanaa kao saaf p`kT
krtI hO.
Aaiqa-k dRiYT sao praQaIna haonao ko karNa naarI WnW evaM tnaava JaolatI hO.vah saaocatI hO
ik ]sakao sauK kI, Aqa- kI kmaI hO.prntu pit kao cauranao koilae iksaI kao AnaumatI nahIM dotI
hO.Claa jaanao pr vah k`aoQa sao BaD,k ]ztI hO.
‘kgaar pr’
dIiPt KNDolavaala kRt ‘kgaar pr’ JaUzI AismatavaalaI naarI kI khanaI hO.naaiyaka
rMjanaa tIna Baa[yaaoM kI sabasao CaoTI AkolaI bahna hO.maata-ipta kI [sakI kao[- smaRit nahIM
hO.]sakI prvairSa, BaOyaa BaaBaI nao kI hO.vah Ait svaaiBamaanaI AaOr svaavalaMbaI laD,kI hO.iksaI
hd tk ]dND BaI hO.kBaI iksaI ko saamanao JauktI nahIM.ijandgaI maoM iksaI kI AavaSyakta
mahsaUsa nahIM krtI hO.Apnao Gar maoM BaI saMkuicat, saMvaodnaSaUnya AaOr AmaanavaIya vyavahar
krtI hO.
baI , ka^ma krto hI vah mauhllao ko baOMk maoM hI naaOkrI koilae eplaa[- krtI hO AaOr CaoT-
baD,o saaosao iBaD,akr baOMk maoM @lakI- patI hO.vah svayaM ibalakula ‘ApnaI’ hO.vaotna imalanao pr vah
BaaBaI ko ehsaana caukanao koilae pOsao dokr Gar maoM rhnao lagatI hO.’phlaa vaotna imalato hI ]sanao
Za[- saaO maoM sao saaO baD,I BaaBaI ko saamanao foMk ide, “Aba tumharo TukD,o nahIM Ka}Mgao.yao rho saaO
$pe maoro Gar maoM rhnao AaOr Kanao pInao ka Kca-.j,yaada hao ide hOM kma nahIM.maoro Kanao-pInao pr
[sasao j,yaada Kca- nahIM Aaegaa.QaIro-QaIro Aba tk ka saara ehsaana cauka dU^MgaI.”101
100 saMpUNa- khainayaa^M :]Yaa ip`yaMvada, pR ,161 101 naarI mana : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,48
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]sako svaaBaava maoM ivavaah ko baad BaI kao[- pirvat-na nahIM Aata hO.SaadI ko samaya pit
homant ko saamanao ]sanao Sato-M rKI hO ik saasa, nanad iksaI ko saaqa nahIM rhogaIo AaOr na naaOkrI
CaoD,ogaI.[sako Alaavaa ek Aaor Sat- BaI vah rKtI hO ik baccao BaI kt[- nahIM.homant
[nSyaaoronsa ejaoNT hO.rMjanaa homant sao iganakr tIna saaO $pe p`it maah rKvaa laotI hO.vah Gar
@yaa Baojata hO, iktnaa bacaata hO, vah ek-ek $pe ka ihsaaba pUCtI hO.homant AaOr ]sako
baIca inaiScat samaJaaOta hO.A%yaiQak ihsaaba AaOr napI-tulaI ijandgaI vah ibata rhI hO.[sa
p`kar ko gaiNatI jaIvana sao homant }ba jaata hO.
ek baar samaud` ko iknaaro GaUmatI-GaUmatI rMjanaa DoMjar kI t#tI tk phU^McatI hO.Acaanak
homant ]sao GasaITkr bacaa laota hO.p`stut GaTnaa ko baad, maR%yau ko krIba phU^Mcanao ko baad, rMjanaa
kao ijandgaI maoM iksaI kI ja,$rt ka ehsaasa haota hO.maR%yau kI klpnaa sao vah caikt hao jaatI
hO.vah bahUt badla jaatI hO .ApnaI Sato-M taoD,nao koilae vah tOyaar hao jaatI hO.gaaMva sao saasa kao
baulaanaa caahtI hO tqaa maaM bananaa BaI svaIkartI hO. ‘rMjanaa nao homant ko galao maoM baaMhoM Dala dI,
“nahIM tuma mauJao DUbanao nahIM doto.maoro saaqa tuma BaI DUba jaato.maaf krnaa, homant, phlaI baar maaOt
ko kgaar pr Aakr maOM nao ijandgaI kI kImat samaJaI hO.phlaI baar tumhoM phcaanaa hO , , ,.”rMjanaa
Saayad jaIvana maoM phlaI baar fUT fUT kr raonao lagaI qaI.’102
koovala Aa%makoind`t jaIvana ibatanaovaalaI rMjanaa maoM maR%yau ko kgaar pr AamaUla pirvat-na
haota hO.vah sahja AaOr saMvaodnaSaIla naarI bana jaatI hO.JaUzI AismatavaalaI rMjanaa AMt maoM
samaJatI hO ik jaInao koilae dUsaraoM ka sahyaaoga BaI AavaSyak hO.[sap`kar Aismata saMbainQa rMjanaa
kI galat QaarNaa badla jaatI hO AaOr vah sahI Aismata sao yau@t naarI bana jaatI hO.
‘tipSa ko baad’
svatM~ta ko phlao ihndustana maoM p`aya: pu$Ya laaoga kmaato qao s~I laaoga kovala gaRihNaI
banakr p%naI Qama- inaBaatI qaI.baccaaoM kao janma dotI qaI, palana-paoYaNa krtI qaI.pr sa<arao%tr
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kala maoM p`stut pirisqait badlatI dIKtI hO.Aaja nar-naarI daonaaoM samaana Qaratla pr iSaxaa
ga`hNa krto hO AaOr saamaaijak xao~aoM maoM kaya- krto hO.s~I BaI Gar ko baahr jaakr naaOkrI krtI
hO.pr s~I saMbanQaI prMpragat QaarNaa maoM pya-aPt badlaava nahIM Aayaa hO.Aaja BaI vah naaOkrI ko
saaqa rsaao[- ka kama BaI krnao koilae baaQya bana jaatI hO.
‘tipSa ko baad’ dIiPt KaNDolavaala kI khanaI hO.Aanand AaOr saumaI pit-p%naI hOM,
AaOr TITU hO baoTa.Aanand [nSyaaoronsa ejaoNT hO AaOr saumaI baOMk maoM kama krtI hO.SaadI ko
AarMiBak idnaaoM maoM Aanand saumaI kao j,yaada Pyaar dota qaa.Aba vyasttaAaoM maoM fMsao Aanand kao
Pyaar p`kT krnao koilae fursat nahIM haotI hO.saumaI sabaoro ]zkr jaldI sao jaldI Kanaa banaatI
hO.Aanand AaOr TITU kao tOyaar krnao ko baad ]sao BaI svayaM tOyaar haonaa hO.
rsaao[- maoM kama krto samaya, Aanand baIca-baIca maoM ja,ra kaoT phnaa dao, ja,ra $maala do dao
khto hOM.saBaI kI sahayata krnao ko badlao vah ]sako jaIvana kao mauiSkla BaI banaata hO.]sakI
ja,ra-ja,ra kI pUsaI krtI vah tnanao lagatI hO AaOr baar-baar saaocatI hO “@yaa saaro kt-vya maoro
Akolao ko hI hO, Aanand tao s~I-pu$Ya kI samaanata maoM ivaSvaasa krto hOM tBaI tao kmaa} baIvaI
caahto qao.ifr yah @yaaoM nahIM samaJato ik mauJao BaI kama pr jaanaa hO AaOr maoro BaI dao haqa
hOM.”103
Kanaa Kato samaya vah p`tIxaa krtI hO ik Aanand kao[- maIzI baat khoM.pr Aanand
jaldI hI tOyaar hao jaata hO AaOr ‘AcCa baaya saumaI’ khkr Saama kI dor mat krnao kI BaI
khkr calaa jaata hO.yah saunakr kuC plaaoM kI imazasa koilae CtpTata mana ivad`aoh krnao
lagata hO ik Aaja Gar hI na laaOTtI hO.vah Aanand sao kovala ek cauMbana, ek dRiYT, ek spSa-
caahtI hO.laoikna yao donao koilae Aanand kao fursat nahIM hOM.baOMk DyaUTI samaaPt krnao ko baad
vah Aanand koilae krolao KrIdtI hO.tba ]sakI saholaI saivata vaha^M phU^McatI hO.vah ek fma-
maoM irsaoPSainasT hO.saivata saumaI kao laokr ka^fI ha]sa calatI hO.saaQaarNat: saumaI baOMk kI
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DyaUiT ko baad paMca bajao Gar phU^McatI hO.Aaja ]saka mana ivad`aoh sao Bar jaata hO.[sailae vah
saaocatI hO ik “Aaja maOM BaI Aarama sao Gar laaOTU^MgaI, AaiKr maoro BaI kuC AiQakar hO.”104ka^fI
pIto samaya Gar ko baaro maoM saaocakr saumaI baocaOna hao jaatI hO.ekbaar dor haonao ko karNa vah ir@Saa
Wara Gar sao kuC dUr tk phU^McatI hO AaOr pOdla Gar tk phU^McatI hO.yah doKkr Aanand naaraja,
haokr ]sakI Asama-qata kI ]phasa krta hO.saivata kao Alaivada dokr saumaI Gar phU^McatI hO tao
C: bajao hao cauka hO.Aanand naaraja, haokr dorI sao Aanao ka karNa sa#t svar maoM pUCta hO.yah
saunakr saumaI kzaor hao ]ztI hO AaOr khtI hO ik “Ch bajanao maoM paMca imanaT hOM.@yaa huAa yaid
ek idna dor hao ga[-?”105 yao saunakrAanand ko ‘pu$Ya%va’ pr caaoT lagata hO AaOr kuipt haokr
khta hO ik pla maoM vah saumaI kao zukra BaI sakta hO AaOr kmaanao ko karNa bahUt gava- kI
ja,$rt nahIM hO.yah saunakr saumaI caaoT Kakr naaigana-saI fUfkartI hO.ek yaM~Naa sao CtpTata
mana yaM~Naa ko p`itkar koilae pagala hao ]zta hO.“ha^M, kmaatI tao hU^M AaOr [sa pr yaid mauJao
AiBamaana BaI hao tao galat @yaa hO.”106 Aanand ]sao tD,avaD, pITnao lagata hO.TITU ja,aor-ja,aor sao
raonao lagata hO AaOr daOD,kr ]sasao ilapT jaata hO.saumaI krolao ka bat-na ]zkr foMk dotI
hO.pla Bar BaI vahaM na rhnao kI baat khkr pagala-saI AavaoSa maoM vah baohaoSa hao jaatI hO.haoSa
Aata hO tao daonaaoM pit-p%naI ifr kBaI eosaa tUfana na ]zanao ka inaNa-ya laota hO.
Aaja BaI AhM sao yau@t pu$Ya saaocata hO ik rsaao[- maoM p%naI kI sahayata krnaa zIk nahIM
hO.Kanaa banaanaa, baccaaoM ka palana-paoYaNa krnaa, Gar AaOr Gar ko caaraoM Aaor saaf krnaa, kpD,a
Qaaonaa yao saba kovala s~I ka Qama- hO.]sakI madd maoM ek AMgaUzI calaanaa Apmaana kI baat hO.s~I
Gar ko kama saMBaalanao ko saaqa-saaqa Aa^ifsa maoM kama krko AcCa vaotna kmaatI hO.zIk trh sao
gaRhstI calaanao maoM yao bahUt sahayak hO.laoikna [sako baaro maoM na saaocanao vaalaa pu$Ya saovaa kaya- maoM
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naarI kI Aaor sao kao[- kmaI haotI hO tao k`Ur Saor kI trh vyavahar krta hO.eosao pu$Ya sao saumaI
laDtI hO.vah kama krtI hO AaOr kmaatI hO.Aismata kao phcaanakr pu$Ya ko AhM kao caaoT BaI
lagaatI hO.
‘ek Add AaOrt’
svat<~ta ko pUva-, baccaI ka janma haonao pr laaoga p`aya: saaocato qao ik dU:K Jaolanao koilae
ek AaOr p`aNaI nao BaI [sa QartI maoM janma ilayaa hO.zIk hO, ]sa yauga maoM laD,ikyaa^M maata-ipta ko
ilae baaoJa qaIM.pu~ na janmaoM tao nark maoM yaatnaayaoM Baaoganaa pD,ogaa eosaa ivaSvaasa krto qao.laoikna yao
sa%ya phcaanato hI nahIM hO ik Agar laD,kI yaa maata na haotI tao baoTa BaI nahIM haota.]sa kala maoM
baccaI kao janma donaovaalaI AaOrt kao Anaok p`kar kI yaatnaayaoM sahnaa pD,ta qaa.
‘ek Add AaOrt’ satIdovaI naamak naarI kI khanaI hO.khanaIkar hO dIiPt
KaNDolavaala.maata-ipta, saIta ka byaah caaOdh vaYa- kI ]ma` maoM, naaO saala sao baD,o gaaoivandp`saad
vyaasa sao krato hO.saIta kI bauAa gaaorI nao irSta p@ka haonao ko baad AMga`ja,I dirndaoM ka iSakar
bananao ko karNa Aa%mah%yaa kI hO.[sailae [tnaI CaoTI-saI ]ma` maoM saIta dovaI ka byaah kratI
hO.gaaoivand ivaQavaa maaM ka [klaaOta baoTa hO.@lak- kI naaOkrI hO.]saka ek AaMK BaoMgaI
hO.SaadI ko baad sasaurala kI Aaor calato samaya pit Agaah dota hO ik Gar maoM maaM kI [cCa
calatI hO AaOr calatI BaI rhogaI.saItadovaI kao iksaI baat maoM baaolanao ka kao[- hk BaI nahIM hO.Gar
maoM saasa kI [cCa calatI hO.saIta Gar ka saara kama saMBaala laotI hO.gaaoivand p`aya: rat kao dor
sao laaOTta hO.mau^Mh sao Saraba kI duga-nQa AatI hO.saasajaI saIta kao caotavanaI dotI hO ik vah saala
Bar maoM paota caahtI hO.]sa pu$Ya ko paSva- maoM, ijasakI ‘duga-nQa’ kao sahkr saIta plakoM maU^Md
laotI hO AaOr haoMz BaIMca laotI hO.dao baoiTyaaoM kao janma dokr saIta ]sa Gar maoM Bayaanak $p sao
ApraiQanaI hao jaatI hO.AaOrt haonao ko karNa vah saba kuC caupcaap sah laotI hO.ivavaah ko
paMcavaoM vaYa- maoM vah ek BaoMgaI AaMKvaalao baoTo kao janma dotI hO.saasa bahUt KuSa hao jaatI hO AaOr
khtI hO ik pUro paMca baoTo kao janma dokr dao inagaaoiDyaaoM ko kja- pUra haonaa caaihe.baoiTyaaoM kao
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saasa ‘inagaaoiDyaa^’M khnao sao saIta kao k`aoQa Aata hO.vah saasa ko iva$w phlaI baar Aavaaja,
]ztI hO. ‘saIta nao phlaI baar saasa ko saamanao AaMKoM }McaI kI, “@yaaoM maaMjaI, baoiTyaa hI baoTo
janatI h,OM yaa baoTo AakaSa sao Tpkto hO? Aap na haotIM, tao Aapka baoTa BaI khaM sao janamata?
@yaaoM baoiTyaaoM AaOr baoTaoM ko pranaaoM maoM kao[- fk- haota hOM, jaao Aap rat-idna ivaVa AaOr pd\maa kao
kaosaa krtI hOM?”106 saIta pZ,I-ilaKI nahIM hO.ifr BaI nar-naarI Asamaanata ko iva$w Aavaaja,
]zatI hO.saIta saasa ko saamanao hI baoTo kI KaT pr pro sarkakr daonaaoM baoiTyaaoM kao klaojao sao
lagaa laotI hO.phlaI baar saasa ko saamanao saIta kI pqara caukI AaMKaoM sao Aivarla AEaR Jarnao lagao
hO.ifr saIta dao baoTo AaOr kao janma dotI hO.
ek baar gaaoivand ko dUr ko irSto ka Baa[- Syaama naaOkrI kI tlaaSa maoM gaaoivand ko Gar
Aata hO.vah saIta kao kBaI-kBaI AaMKoM caurakr doKta hO.haolaI ko idna maoM maOda-caInaI GaI na
haonao ko karNa saIta imaza[- nahIM banaatI hO.BaMga ko naSao ko karNa na haoSa haonaovaalaa gaaoivand
JapTkr saIta ko koSa pkaD,kr tD,avaD, qaPpD, jaD,nao lagata hO.tba rMgaaoM sao nahaya Syaama Aagao
baZ,kr gaaoivand kao saIta sao Alaga krko ja,aor sao Qa@ka dota hO.igarkr ]znao ka p`yaasa krta
hO gaaoivand.jaba vah haoSa maoM Aata hO tba vah Syaama kao Gar CaoD,nao kao khta hO.AaOr khta hO
ik Aba ]sakI saba-samaJa maoM Aata hO ik Syaama AaOr satI ka saMbanQa BaaOjaa[- sao Aasanaa[- cala
rhI hO.yah saunakr saIta Aaga kI trh jala ]ztI hO.jaIvana maoM phlaI baar AaOr AMitma baar
saIta pit ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI hO ik “@yaaoM daoYa lagaato hao ivacaaraoM kI.jaOsao Kud hao,
vaOsaa hI sabakao samaJato hao.raoja, pIkr camaolaI ka gajara klaa[- maoM lapoTkr, iksaI kaozo sao
laaOTto hao, saao kuC nahIM maoro ilae kBaI cauT\kI Bar isandUr BaI laae?”107 gaaoivand AaOr ja,aor sao
dhaD,nao pr saIta, caI#tI hO ik vah Aaja sao ]nako jaUto nahIM KaegaI.AaOr AaQaI rat kao
drvaaja,a BaI nahIM KaolaogaI.Syaama sandukcaI AaOr ibastr samaoTkr jaato va@t Jaukkr saIta ko pOr
106 dao pla kI Ca^h : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,34 107 dao pla kI Ca^h : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,36
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CU laota hO.p`stut GaTnaa ko baad saIta ka jaIvana ekdma saamaanya bana jaata hO.baoTo AaOr baoiTyaaoM
ko byaah vah Saana sao kratI hO AaOr naanaI BaI bana jaatI hO.baUZ,I saIta dovaI kovala yah p`aqa-naa
krtI hO ik Agalao janama maoM Syaama kao pit $p maoM imalanaa caahtI hO.
sasaurala maoM saIta koilae idna-rat, AMQaoro-]jaalao, sardI-garmaI maoM kao[- fk- nahIM
hO.kala ko p`vaah maoM vah maaM AaOr naanaImaaM bana jaatI hO.AiSaixat haonao pr BaI vah Aismata kao
phcaanatI hO AaOr saasa AaOr pit kI galat kavaa-[yaaoM ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zatI hO.p`stut
khanaI pUva--dIiPt SaOlaI maoM ilaKI gayaI hO.
‘JaaoMka’
ivavaaiht AaOrtoM pit ka ek spSa-, ek dRiYT caahtI hO.ivavaah ko p`arMiBak idnaaoM maoM
daonaaoM Aapsa maoM bahUt AiQak Pyaar krto hO.’ek dUjao koilae banayaa hO’ kI trh vyavahar krto
hOM.Aagao calakr caah-BarI naja,roM samaaPt hao jaatI hOM.ijandgaI maoM ek trh kI SaUnyata Barnao
lagatI hO.Gar ko saarI kama s~I kao hI inaBaanaa pDt,a hO.pu$Ya saaocata hO ik Gar ko kama AaOr
baccaaoM ka palana-paoYaNa kovala s~I ka ]%trdaiya%va hO.
‘JaaoMka’ dIiPt KNDolavaala kI khanaI hO.sauQaIr AaOr p`itBaa pit-p%naI hOM.jaIvana maoM
kar AaOr baMgalao kI hOisayat hO.kovala baoTI hO.pit-p%naI ko svaBaava maoM kafI AMtr hO.p`itBaa
kI AaMKaoM maoM AakaSa ko rMga hO tao sauQaIr kI bauiw maoM maUlyaaoM kI caotnaa hO.[tvaar kao p`itBaa
naIlao fOlao AakaSa kao doK rhI hO.sauQaIr saaofo pr baOzo Akbaar pZ, rha hO.vah sauQaIr kao baD,o
caava sao Gaor-Gaor laonaa caahtI hO.Akbaar pr dRiYT iTkae sauQaIr kao doKkr p`itBaa k`aoQa ko
AavaoSa sao kaMpnao lagatI hO.vah sauQaIr ko haqaaoM sao AKbaar CInakr foMktI hO AaOr haMftI-saI
saaofo pr Qama sao baOz jaatI hO.sauQaIr pUCnao pr vah ‘kuC nahIM’ khtI hO.kuC nahIM khkr ek
ivaraT-SaUnya saa ]Bar Aata hO.p`itBaa kao Aba lagata hO ik sauQaIr ka Aist%va dladla-saa hO
AaOr Apnaa Aist%va SaUnya-saa hO.iksaI manaaovaO&ainak nao kha hO ik pu$Ya ko hRdya ka rasta
]sako poT sao haokr jaata hO.p`itBaa pak-klaa maoM p`vaINa hO.ifr BaI sauQaIr imasaoja, saahnaI kI
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p`SaMsaa krta hO.yah saunakr p`itBaa ka savaa-Mga jala ]zta hO.BaOyaa-BaaBaI ko faroMna jaanao kI
baat batakr p`itBaa imasaoja, saahnaI kI baiZ,yaa ka^fI vaalaI baat kI caIT ka badlaa lao laota
hO.sauQaIr khta hO ik badiksmat ko karNa vah fa^rona @yaa [iNDyaa BaI nahIM GaUma sakta hO.yah
saunakr p`itBaa sa#t svar maoM pUCtI hO ik “tao tumhara badiksmatI kI ijammaodarI @yaa mauJapr
hO?” 108 sauQaIr AaOr ]sako baIca kovala ek inarqa-k SabdaoM ka Aadana-p`dana haota hO.sauQaIr
AaOr p`itBaa samaJato hO ik [na SabdaoM ka kao[- Aqa- nahIM hO.saaro idna vaosT hao jaanao sao sauQaIr
du:KI hao jaata hO AaOr ip@car doKnao koilae jaanao ka vaada krta hO.laoikna saaro iflmaoM tao vao
doK cauko hO.sauQaIr ko yao Aa%maalaap saunakr p`itBaa kao lagata hO vao AnaavaRt hO-saByata ko
hja,araoM saala baad BaI Aaidma-pu$Ya AaOr naarI-sao AnaavaRt jaao ApnaI vaRi%tyaaoM maoM hI nahIM ApnaI
caotnaa maoM BaI AnaavaRt hO.saaoca-saaocakr p`itBaa kao isar maoM dd- hao rha hO.p`itBaa ko isar maoM baama
lagaakr sauQaIr BaI ijandgaI ko baaro maoM saaocakr inaraSa hao jaata hO.vah baoTI ko baaro maoM pUCta hO
tao p`itBaa khtI hO ik baoTI Kolanao koilae gayaI hO.yah saunakr sauQaIr p`itBaa kao GaUrkr doKta
hO AaOr isaf- ek baccaI kao na saMBaalanao koilae kaosata hO.tba p`itBaa sa#t svar maoM khtI hO
ik “baoTI @yaa maorI AkolaI kI hO ?tuma hI @yaaoM nahIM Kyaala rKto?”109
pu$Ya ka spSa-, saaM%vanaa AaOr p`SaMsaa hr ]ma` kI AaOrtoM caahtI hMO.[samaoM AiBamaana BaI
krtI hO.magar CaoTo-baD,o saBaI kayaao-M koilae kaosanao pr vah Kud hI ivad`aohI bana jaatI
hO.AiBamaana pr caaoT lagaanaa kao[- BaI AaOrt nahIM caahtI hO.Aismata kao Qa@ka laganao pr jala
]znaovaalaI AaOrt ko $p maoM p`itBaa ka cair~-ica~Na huAa hO.
108 vah tIsara : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,107 109 vah tIsara : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,110
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‘AtRPt Aa%maaAaoM ka doSa’
Akolaapna ijandgaI kI kdaicat sabasao baD,I sajaa hO.nar hO yaa naarI daonaaoM koilae
ekaikpna Saayad sabasao baD,a dMD hO.[sailae vao daonaaoM prspr AakiYa-t hao jaato hO AaOr sauK-
du:K maoM BaagaIdar bana jaato hOM.
‘AtRPt Aa%maaAaoM ka doSa’ SaIYa-k khanaI maoM maalatI jaaoSaI Cayaa AaOr Da^ , kumaar kI
khanaI ko Wara Akolaapna kI pID,a kao vya@t krtI hO.Cayaa mahaivaValaya maoM saMgaIt kI
p`aQyaaipka hO.]sako pit payalaT qao jaao ek duGa-Tnaa maoM mar gayaa qaa.pit ko baImao kI rkma
AaOr kuC saMijat pU^MjaI lagaakr Cayaa khanaIkar ko pasa ek Gar lao laotI hO.smaRityaa^M ]sao baocaOna
kr rhI hMO.saaOmya, imalanasaar, h^MsamauK, SaalaIna laD,kI khanaIkar ka mana jaIt laotI hO.daonaaoM maoM
gahra saMbanQa pOda hao jaata hO.ek idna Cayaa khanaIkar ka pircaya gaiNat ko ivaBaagaaQyaxa Da^
,kumaar sao krvaatI hO.Cayaa Da^M ,kumaar sao SaadI krnao ka inaScaya khanaIkar sao batatI hO.Da^
,kumaar SaadISauda hO, dao baccaaoM ko ipta BaI hO.pr ]nakI p%naI na saundr hO, na
sauiSaixat.laDmikvaalaaoM nao kovala pOsao ko bala pr garIba Gar ko [sa laD,ko kao KrId ilayaa
hO.[sako Alaavaa, vah maihlaa hInata baaoQa sao ga`st hO.pit kao hr GaD,I SaMkalaU dRiYT sao doKtI
hO, AaOr caaObaIsaaoM GaMTo ]nakI jaasaUsaI BaI krtI hO.[sailae vah tbaadlaa laokr yaha^M pr Aata
hO.Aba [na daonaaoM ekakI p`aiNayaaoM nao ek saaqa rhnao ka mana banaa ilayaa hO.pnd`h vaYa- daonaaoM
eksaaqa rhto qao.ipClao vaYa- Da^@Tr saahba gaMBaIr $p sao baImaar hao gae.fofD,o ka kOMsar
hO.baImaarI ko daOrana baccaaoM AaOr p%naI kao doKnao kI [cCa p`kT krta hO.Cayaa nao dao-tIna baar
faona BaI ikyaa.laoikna vah Aanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.maR%yau ko baad p%naI, baccao, damaad AaOr
maamaajaI tIr kI trh jaldI hI Aato hOM.[na laaogaaoM ko mana maoM Da^@Tr kumaar yaa Cayaa ko p`it
Saaok yaa sahanauBaUit nahIM hO kovala saMpda ko ivacaar hO.paMca-saat idna ko baad isawu yaa isawaqa-
vahaM Aata hO.
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ka^laoja basa ko D/a[var maoatIrama ko laD,ko kao Da^@Tr AaOr Cayaa gaaod laota hO.vah baI
,[- , pasa krko yaU ,esa ,e , maoM rhta hO.Da@Tr saahba AaOr Cayaa kao iTkT dokr Apnao pasa
Aanao ka inamaM~Na dota hO.laoikna doSa p`oma ko karNa vao jaanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.Aba Da@Tr
saahba kI maR%yau kI Kbar pakr vah daOD Aata hO.ijad krnao pr Cayaa ]sako saaqa Amaoirka
jaanao koilae tOyaar hao jaatI hO.jaanao ko phlao vah saahba ko GarvaalaaoM ko yahaM Kbar BaojatI OM ik
yaha^M Aakr ]nako hk lao laoM.ZlatI daophr kao baoTI-damaad, baoTa AaOr bahU Aato hOM.Cayaa ipta
ko saTI-ifkoT\sa, vas~, poMSana ko kagajaat, baOMk kI pasabauk, baI ,esa , saI ,AaOr ema , esa , saI ,
maoM imala gayao gaaolD maoDla Aaid GarvaalaaoM kao dotI hO.baIca maoM saahba kI baoTI Aidiqa Cayaa pr
Aaraop lagaatI hO ik ]nhaoMnao ]na laaogaaoM kI sabasao kImatI caIja, Aqaa-t papa kao hiqayaa ilayaa
hO.AMt maoM Cayaa [saka javaaba dotI hO ik ]sanao ipta kao CIna nahIM ilayaa hO. “ek baat AaOr
khnaa caahU^gaI, ifr kBaI Saayad khnao ka maaOka na imalao.vah yah ik ek baat AcCI trh
samaJa laao ik maOMnao tumharo ipta kao nahIM CInaa qaa jaba maorI ]nasao maulaakat hu[-, ]nhoM Gar CaoD,o dao
saala hao gae qao.yao Akolaapna hI qaa jaao hma laaogaaoM kao pasa KIMca laayaa qaa.maora Akolaapna
ivaQaata kI dona qaI, pr ]nhoM tao ]nako ApnaaoM nao hI yah dd- idyaa qaa.” 110
ipta kao CInanao ka bahanaa banaakr Cayaa kao kzGaro maoM Dalanao ka Eama Aidiqa krtI
hO.laoikna Cayaa sahI ]%tr dokr saahba ko pirvaarvaalaaoM kao praijat krtI hO.]nhaoMnao ipta kao
jaao caaoT dI qaI, ]sakao saUKnao ka Eama Cayaa krtI hO.
‘p`itraoQa’
ihndustana maoM pi%nayaaoM kao pit ko saamanao Aa^KoM ]zakr baatoM krnao ka taba p`aya: nahIM
hO.[sailae vao A%yaacaaraoM kao caupcaap sahna krtI hOM.kBaI-kBaI pit-pi%nayaaoM ko mana maoM hInata
baaoQa ]zta hO.$p saaOndya- maoM iBannata haonao ko karNa pit yaa pi%na maoM hInata baaoQa haota
hO.[sako flasva$p pairvaairk jaIvana tnaavapUNa- bana jaata hO.
110 vaao tora Gar yao maora Gar :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,43
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maalatI jaaoSaI Wara kRt ‘p`itraoQa’ naarI Aismata kI saSa@t khanaI hO.garIba Gar kI
laD,kI hO maIra.pr $p saaOndya- maoM rajaaranaI saI lagatI hO.[sailae sauyaSa kI maaM ]sao baoTo koilae
maaMgatI hO.maIra ko maaM-baap BaI [sa p`stava sao KuSa haoto hO @yaaoMik dao baoiTyaaoM ko byaah krko vao
ekdma ivavaSa hao gae hO.dao laD,ikyaa^M baakI hO.[sailae dana-dhoja ko ibanaa eosaa Gar AaOr var
imalanao sao vao Qanya hao jaato hOM.
sauyaSa Apnao kao maIra ko yaaogya nahIM samaJata hO.vah saaocata hO ik maIra pirisqait sao
majabaUr haokr SaadI koilae tOyaar haotI hO.yah ehsaasa ]nhoM baocaara-saa banaa dota hO.vah kBaI
Kulakr baaoM nahIM krta hO AaOr iksaI trh kI frmaa[-Sa BaI nahIM krta hO.Gar maoM kBaI ]nakI
}^McaI Aavaaja, BaI nahIM saunaa[- pD,tI hO.
khanaI ka Klanaayak hO maIra ka nanadao[-.[sa vyai@t kI KaoTI naIyat kao SaadI ko
maMDp sao AarMBa haotI hO.majaak ko naama pr baD,I Bad\dI fibtyaa^M ksa rho hMO AaOr saba laaoga ‘ha-
hao’ krko h^Msa rho hOM.[sa vyai@t ko p`it maIra ko mana maoM ek ivatRYNaa, ek jaugauPsaa ka Baava
]pjaa hO.Aba tao ]sako saaqa Baya AaOr k`aoQa BaI jauD, jaata hO.nanadao[- kI kamalaaolaup dRiYT
maIra kao pICa kr rhI hO.laoikna ]nako saamanao jaanao ka saahsa yaa [cCa maIra maoM nahIM hO.ek
idna vah Saama ka Kanaa bananao maoM vyast hO.daophr ka Kanaa Kakr sauyaSa raoja kI trh dUkana
calaa jaata hO.AmmaajaI ibaiTyaa kao laokr saunaar ko pasa ga[- hO.maIra Gar maoM ibalakula AkolaI
hO.[tnao maoM Gar ka damaad Aakr rsaao[- kI caaOKT pr KD,o haokr ek kp caaya maaMgata
hO.maIra GabaratI hO AaOr baahr baOznao ka AadoSa dotI hO.ifr vah panaI AaOr caaya banaakr dotI
hO.damaad kao caaya donao ko baad vah rsaao[- kI Aaor mauD,I hO tao vah ]sako AaMcala kao pkD,ta
hO.vah iksaI trh AaMcala CuD,atI hO AaOr AmmaajaI kao iSakayat krnao kI QamakI dokr vaha^M sao
Baaga jaatI hO.rsaao[- ka drvaaja,a banQa krko Apnao kmaro maoM calatI hO AaOr AMdr sao drvaaja,a
banQa krtI hO.AmmaajaI AaOr nanad baaja,ar sao laaOTnao ko baad hI vah kmaro sao baahr AatI
hO.Kanaa pkanao ko baad vah kmaro maoM laaOT AatI hO AaOr iktaba pZ,to-pZ,to saao jaatI hO.[tnao
maoM sauyaSa laaOT Aata hO.]naka maUD, kafI ]KD,a huAa hO.maIra samaJatI hO ik pit nanadao[- ko
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saaqa Kanaa Kata hO.nanadao[- nao maIra kao QamakI dI qaI ik Agar ]sanao ]nakI iSakayat kI tao
vao maIra kao badnaama krogaa.Aba maIra kao lagata hO ik nanadao[- yah kama kr rha hO.tba vah
pit kI sahayata maaMgatI hO laoikna imalanao kI kao[- AaSaa nahIM hO.[sailae vah khtI hO ik
“]sa AadmaI kao ]sakI AaOkat tao idKa dU^M.vaOsao yah kama Aapkao krnaa caaihe qaa, pr jaba
Aapkao ApnaI ku^zae^M sahnao sao hI fusa-t nahIM hO tao ApnaI laD,a[- mauJao hI laD,naI haogaI.”111
vah naIcao ]tr jaatI hO.tba vah doKtI hO ik AmmaajaI ko kmaro maoM baOzkr nanadao[- maIra
kao kaosatI h,O badnaama krnao kI kaoiSaSa krta hO.Acaanak drvaaja,o KD,I maIra koa doKkr
kmaro maoM sannaaTa Ca jaata hO.maIra ekTk nanadao[- kao GaUr doK rhI hO.]sakI dRiYT ka tap
saha na jaanao ko karNa vah ]z KD,a haota hO AaOr vaha^M sao bacanao kI kaoiSaSa krta hO.tba maIra
lapkkr ]saka haqa pkD ,laotI hO AaOr nanad kI gaaod maoM laoTo baoTo ko isar pr rKkr khtI hOM
“Aba baaoilae jaIjaajaI.Aap Ammaa kao jaao gaaqaa saunaa rho qa,o @yaa vah saca hO.”112 maIra ka
spSa- Aba vaja` kI trh kzaor AaOr Aigna kI trh dahk laga rho hOM.tba nanad baoTo ko isar pr
rKa pit ka haqa jaaor sao JaTk dotI hO AaOr khtI hO “Kbardar, jaao maoro baoTo kI JaUzI ksama
Ka[-.”]sanao fufkarto hue kha, “yah bacca maOM nao saoMt maoMt maoM nahIM payaa hO .saOkDaoM dovaI-
dovataAaoM kI caaOKT pr maaqaa rgaD,a hO tba khIM yah maorI gaaod maoM Aayaa hO.[sao maOM tumharI kalaI
krtUta pr baila nahIM caZnao dU^MgaI.” 113 yah saunakr vah k`aoQa sao gaura-tI hO.laoikna nanad Aagao
khtI hO “mauJao AaMKoM mat idKaAao.maOM kao[- galat nahIM kh rhI hU^M.Apnao Gar kao tao nark banaa
hI idyaa hO.Aba yaha^M BaI gaMdgaI fOlaa rho hao.tumanao @yaa samaJaa ik tumharI Baavaja kI trh
duinayaa kI hr AaOrt [tnaI kmajaaor hO.”114Ammaa ]sao SaaMt krnao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO.laoikna
vah caup rhnao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO. “ nahIM, Ammaa.maOM Aba caup nahIM rhU^MgaI.maOM Aba tr haoT
saaokr Kuna ko GaU^MT pItI rhI hU^M, pr Aba panaI sar sao }pr hao gayaa hO.jaanatI hao, maora dovar
111 vaao tora Gar yao maora Gar :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,13 112 vahI, pR ,14 113 vahI, pR ,14 114 vahI, pR ,14
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Ch mahInao koilae ivalaayat gayaa tao [nhaoMnao ]sakI bahU kao pTa ilayaa.ABaI dUsaraoM ka baKana
kr rho qao.BaUla gae ik maoro Gar maoM maorI AaMKaoM ko saamanao rasalaIlaa rcaato rhto hOM.]sasao jaI nahIM
Bara tao Aba maoro Baa[- ko Gar maoM saoMQa laganao calao Aae hO.pr maOM Apnao jaIto-jaI yah nahIM haonao
dU^MgaI, Qyaana rKnaa.” 115 yah saunakr jaIjaajaI drvaaja,o kI Aaor calata hO AaOr ifr pICo
mauD,kr Cayaa kao baulaata hO.laoikna vah pit ko saaqa jaanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO. “maOM Aba ]sa
nark maoM laaOTkr nahIM jaa}^MgaI.”116 vah pihr maoM rhnao ka inaScaya krtI hO AaOr pirvaarvaalao
BaI [sao saM%vanaa doto hOM.baatcaIt ko baIca maoM ek baar ifr ApnaI Aismata kao p`kT krko maIra
Cayaa sao khtI hO ik pit-Bai@t ka matlaba yah tao nahIM haota ik ]saka jaayaja-naajaayaja
saarI baataoM kao AnadoKa ikyaa jaae. “ , , , ,pta nahIM kOsao Aap ]sa galaIja maahaOla maoM [tnao
idna rh laIM.pr mauJa maoM [tnaI ihmmat nahIM hO.maOM eosao vaatavarNa maoM saa^sa nahIM lao saktI jaha^M
caaObaIsaaoM GaMTo Aap pr SaMkalaU naja,raoM ka phra baOza hao.jaha^M raoja nae isaro sao Apnao AapkI
saaibat krnaa pD,o.” 117 maIra ko Aismata-Baro SabdaoM sao sauyaSa ka BaI sva$p badlata hO.caMdna
BaI kBaI-kBaI Aaga do sakta hO.
maalatI jaaoSaI kI dao saSa@t pa~aoM kao p`stut khanaI maoM doKa jaa sakta hO.maIra
svaaiBamaanaI hO AaOr ApnaI Aismata kI rxaa koilae jaaga$k hO.Cayaa AaMKoM ]zakr pit kao
doKnao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.pr Avasar imalanao pr vah BaI pit ko AnaacaaraoM ko iva$w Aavaja,
]zatI hO.
‘maoro k%la maoM tumhara haqa qaa’
rMga-ibarMgao svaPna AaOr AaSaae^M laokr hI AaOrtoM SaadI ko baad sasaurala maoM ijandgaI Sau$
krtI hOM.kBaI-kBaI ]poxaae^M yaa k`UrtayaoM ]sao Jaolanaa pD,ta hO.pit, saasa, sasaur, nanad yaa
115vaao tora Gar yao maora Gar :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,14-15 116 vaao tora Gar yao maora Gar :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,15 117 vahI, pR ,16
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dovar sao vah p`aya: DrtI rhtI hO.vah tao saarI duinayaa kI ]poxaa sah saktI hO,pr pit kI
]poxaa ]sao bahUt BaarI pD,tI hO.
maalatI jaaoSaI Wara kRt ‘maoro k%la maoM tumhara haqa qaa’ pirvaarvaalaaoM Wara dI ga[-
yaatnaaAaoM ko p`it maanaisak Aak`aoSa evaM ivad`aoh krnaovaalaI naarI kI khanaI hO.[samaoM saasa, nanad
AaOr pit kI k`Urta AaOr yaatnaa kao doKa jaa sakta hO.ek samaya Apnao $p koilae, raOba-
daba koilae, nafasat AaOr AaiBajaa%ya koilae p`isaw baInaa BaaBaI Aba baona kOMsar ko pkD, maoM
hO.SaItla AaOr Baa[- ]nhoM doKnao koilae Asptala phU^McatI hO.SaItla ko mana maoM baInaa BaaBaI ka
kao[- }^Mcaa sqaana nahIM hO.baInaa kI nanadoM-jayaa AaOr Cayaa SaItla kI saholaI hO.vao baInaa ko baaro
maoM galat ikssao saunaatI hOM.[sailae baInaa kao dUsaraoM kI sahanauBaUit BaI nahIM imalatI hO.BaaBaI ko
saaqa baatoM krtI hO tao SaItla sa%ya kao phcaanatI hO.
jayaa AaOr Cayaa hmaoSaa ivasaUrtI rhtI hO ik iptajaI ]nhoM dUsaraoM kI dyaa pr CaoDkr
calao gayao hO.eosaI ‘[maoSanala blaOkmaoilaMga’ krko p`maaod kI SaadI nahIM hao pa rhI hO.maayaa kI
SaadI hao ga[-.pr maatajaI jayaa AaOr Cayaa kI BaI SaadI ko baad p`maaod kI SaadI kranaa caahtI
hO.ta}jaI Wara p`maoad AaOr kalaoja AQyaaipka baInaa kI SaadI hao ga[-.pr maatajaI AaOr nanadaoM
ko mana maoM Sau$ sao yah baat pOz ga[- ik yao hmaara hk iCnanao Aa[- hO.[sailae saasa AaOr nanad
Aacaar ivacaaraoM Wara baInaa sao laD,tI hOM.Agar p`maaod saaqa do tao baocaarI baInaa duinayaa kI baDI sao
baD,I laD,a[- laD, saktI hO.p`maaod BaI ]naka saaqa nahIM dota, bailk ]poxaa krta hO.baInaa kao
pta lagata hO ]sao ApnaI laD,a[- AkolaI hao laD,naI hO.[sailae Anya laaogaaoM sao BaI kBaI zIk sao
poSa nahIM AatI hO.daonaaoM nanadoM ibanaa pUCo baInaa kI saaDI, ilapisTk, naolapa^ilaSa yaa fa]MDoSana
laotI hOM.[sako Alaavaa BaaBaI ko kmaro kao nanadoM pMcaayatI kmara banaatI hO.vao vaha^M baOzkr kOrma
KolatI, myaUija,k saunatI yaa pZ,to, pZ,to ibastr pr saao hI jaatI hOM.AmmaajaI BaI ibaiTyaa ko saaqa
bahU kao proSaana krtI hO.maohmaanaaoM kao baInaa ko kmaro maoM baOzatI hOM, baInaa BaaBaI caupcaap sahna
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krtI hOM.[sailae vah galat fhmaI kI iSakar bana jaatI hO.laoikna duBaa-gya sao Aba SarIr ]sao
savaa-iQak pID,a do rha hO.
baInaa ko baoTo hOM raoiht AaOr maaoiht.jaba raoiht poT maoM hO, tba ]sao bahUt tklaIf haotI
hO.laoikna saasa yaa nanad ko mana maoM iksaI ko p`it sahanauBaUit nahIM hO.]sako hr tklaIf kao
naKra khtI hO.p`maaod kao BaI kBaI-kBaI laganao lagata hO ik vah kuC jyaada hI naKro idKatI
hO.baccaa pOda haonao ko baad dao mahInao tk baInaa Gar maoM qaIM.]sako baada ka^laoja jvaa[na ikyaa tao
baccao kI dud-Saa Sau$ hao jaatI hO.Aayaa kao AmmaajaI dUsaro kamaaoM maoM ]laJaa dotI hO.dUQa yaa
dvaa[yaa^M tao samaya pr kBaI BaI nahIM dotI hO.AmmaajaI Aayaa pr caaorI ka Aaraop yaa badtmaIjaI
kI iSakayat krtI hO.[sailae paMca saalaaoM maoM pccaIsa Aayaa kama kr caukI hO.baInaa p`maaod sao
baar-baar naaOkrI CaoD,nao kI baat khtI hO,nahIM tao baccaa mar jaanao kI saMBaavanaa hO.pr pit tao
hr baar haqa jaaoD,kr khta ik isaf- bahnaaoM kI SaadI ko baad [stIfa krogaa. bahnaaoM kI SaadI
ko baad [stIfa ko baaro maoM khoM tao gaussao maoM kja- ko baaro maoM khta hO.laoikna baInaa ]saka kao[-
prvaah nahIM krtI.vah jayaa kI SaadI ko turMt baad [stIfa dotI hO. “tumasao [tnaa BaI saba`
nahIM huAa.doK tao rhI hao, galao tk kja- maoM DUbaa huAa hUU^M.pr maMO nao prvaah nahIM kI.kh idyaa
ik tumanao ApnaI bahnaoM byaah laIM.Aba mauJao Apnao baccao palanao dao.]sa samaya maaoiht kI BaI
AahT imala caukI qaI.basa, tya kr ilayaa qaa ik jaba tk CaoTa dsa saala ka nahIM hao jaata, maOM
Gar nahIM CaoDU^MgaI.”118 saubah sao Syaama tk TyaUSana krko AaOr rat Bar jaagakr gaa[D bau@sa
ilakkr vah Gar kI Kca- BaI pUrI krtI hO.laoikna Aba SarIr tao javaaba do jaata hO.
naarI pirvaar kI QaUt hO.SaadI ko phlao ipta pr, SaadI ko baad pit pr AaOr vaaw-@ya
maoM pu~ pr vah AaiEat rhtI hO.iksaI kI ]poxaa sao ]sao ijandgaI bahUt BaarI pDtI hO.p`stut
khanaI maoM baInaa kao ]naka pit saaqa nahIM dota hO, ]poxaa BaI krta hO.vah saarI pID,ayaoM caupcaap
sahna krtI hO.AMt maoM pirvaarvaalaaoM Wara baccaaoM kI BaI ]poxaa doKkr ]sakI Aismata kao caaoT
118 vaao tora Gar yao maora Gar :maalatI jaaoSaI, pR ,13
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lagatI hO.[sailae pit ka sahara na imalanao pr vah svainaNa-ya sao [stIfa dotI hO, AaOr baccaaoM ka
palana-paoYaNa krtI hO.[sako Alaavaa j,yaada maohnat kr Kca- tao pUra krnao koilae pit kao
sahara BaI dotI hO.vah maR%yau sao BaI BayaBaIt nahIM haotI hO.
‘baU’
SaadI ko baad naarI ko sapnao maoM pit AaOr baccao haoto hOM.pit kI AadtoM AaOr vyavahar
Kraba haonao ko baavajaUd BaI vah pit kao nahIM CaoD,tI.vah saba kuC sahna krtI hO AaOr ivaraoQa
BaI nahIM krtI.@yaaoMik ihandustanaI naarI ka jaIvana pu$Ya pr hI AaiEat hO.
saivata caD\Za Wara ilaiKt ‘baU’ SaIYa-k khanaI ApnaI Aismata koilae saMGaYa- krnaovaalaI
naarI kI saSa@t khanaI hO.Qaara ek saaoSala vak-r hO.pit ko puranao daost sao imalanao koilae vah
pit ko saaqa Aasptala phU^McatI hO.vahaM mau@ta-jaao Qaara kI galaI kmalaa nagar maoM byaah kr Aa[-
qaI- kI maatajaI sao imalatI hO.baatcaIt ko baIca maatajaI khtI hO ik baoTI mau@ta kao baU Aanao
kI baImaarI, k[- barsaaoM sao hO AaOr vah ]saI Asptala maoM hO.pit ko daost sao imalanao ko baad vah
mau@ta kao doKnao koilae jaatI hO.ivaQaa laoto samaya Qaara Apnaa ivaija,iTMga kaD- ]sao dotI hO.tba
vah ApnaI baImaarI ko baaro maoM khtI hO.AMQaora baZ, jaanao pr ]sao Bayaanak duga-nQa ka ehsaasa
haonao lagata hO.Qaara AaOr pit Gar laaOTto hO.rat ko Aaz bajao maoM mau@ta Qaara kao faona krtI
hO.tba Qaara duga-nQa ko baaro maoM pUCtI hO.kuC baatoM vah khnao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO.baakI
DayarI maoM sao pZnaa caahtI hO .jaba mau@ta sa<aa[-sa barsa kI qaI AaOr ]sao baoTo haonaovaalaa qaa tao,
ek idna vah Apnao pit kao ApnaI maohrI ko saaqa hma ibastr doKtI hO.]sasamaya maohrI ko haqa
raK sao sanao qao.mau@ta, pit kao maohrI ko saaqa ]sako hI ibastr pr doKkr caup hao jaatI
hO.]sako baad ]sakao raonao kI baImaarI laga ga[-.baat-baobaat vah raotI rhtI hO.maohrI kao Agalao
idna hI kama sao Alaga kr dotI hO.kuC idna baad vah ek baoTo kao janma dotI hO.vah saaro gama
Baulaakr ]sako ilae jaInao lagatI hO.ek rat pit ApnaI galaityaaoM koilae mau@ta sao maafI
maaMgata hO.AaOr manaIYa, pit ko Alaavaa iksaI Anya pu$Ya ko saaqa SaarIirk saMpk- na krnao kI
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ksama BaI laotI hO.kuC idnaaoM baad pit AaOr maohrI kI baatoM maohllao maoM sanao ko karNa vao laaoga
[laaka CaoD,kr ek AcCI kalaaonaI maoM Gar KrId laota hO. pit ka karaobaar baZ, jaata hO.vah
Gar sao j,yaada samaya baahr ibatata hO.jaba vah laOTta hO tba mau@ta kao lagata hO ik ]nako caohro
pr maohrI ko haqaaoM kI raK hO.AaOr ]nako haqaaoM sao baasaI saibjayaaoM kI baU Aanao lagatI hO.nafrt
BarI dRiYT sao mau@ta pit kao doKtI hO.vah khtI hO ik “k[- barsaaoM sao maOM jala rhI hU^M.Apnao
pit sao mauJao baU AatI hO.” 119 Aba mau@ta kI prvaah na pit krta hO AaOr na baoTa BaI.baoTa
Apnao pirvaar ko saaqa mast hO, ijasa baoTo koilae vah ijandgaI Bar saMGaYa- JaolatI hO.mau@ta raoto-
raoto faona rK dotI hO.Agalao idna Qaara pit rmaoSa ko saaqa naisa-Mga haoma phU^McatI hO tao vao doKto
hOM ik mau@ta ko maU^Mh ko }pr tikyaa hO.tikyaa ]zakr CUnao pr samaJata hO ik mau@ta Aba nahIM
rhI hO.mau@ta kI ihlaana- Dulaanao sao naIcao pD,o DayarI maoM ilaKtI hO ik “Apnao irSto ko naama sao
BaI mauJao baU Aanao lagaI hO.Aaja hI maOM nao ]na sabakao yaad ikyaa qaa.]nhoM maOM AaOr yaad krnaa nahIM
caahtI.[sailae mar rhI hU^M.Aa%mah%yaa ka karNa baU nahIM, vah kalaI klaUTI hO ijasanao [sa
duinayaa maoM mauJao hI nahIM k[-yaaoM kao barbaad ikyaa hO.”120
Pait Wara dI ga[- yaatnaaAaoM ko badlao Aa%mah%yaa krtI hO [email protected][- barsaaoM sao vah
ivad`aohI Baavanaa kao dbaakr Andr hI Andr GauTtI rhtI hO.Da@TraoM kao BaI ]sakI baImaarI ka
pta nahIM calata hO.laoikna vah svayaM jaanatI hO, [laaja BaI krtI hO.pit ko baUro vyavahar ko
karNa ]sakI saBaI p`tIxaae^M baoTa maoM hO.baoTa BaI baD,o haonao ko baad inajaI pirvaar ko saaqa mastI maoM
rhta hO AaOr Apnao BaivaYya inamaa-Na maoM vyast hao jaata hO.tba mau@ta Gar maoM ]poixat hao jaatI
hO.[sailae daUsaro laaogaaoM koilae baaoJa na bananaa caahtI hO.naarI kI Aismata kao saMrixat krnao
koilae vah Aa%mah%yaa krtI hO.DayarI pit ko iva$w sabaUt hO.
119 naarI Aismata va Antrvaodnaa kI khainayaa^M : saivata caD\Za, pR ,61 120 vahI, pR ,62
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‘bayaana’
AaOrt saarI duinayaa kI ]poxaa sah saktI hO.pr pit kI ]poxaa ]sao bahUt BaarI pD,tI
hO.bahUt hI svaPna AaOr AakaMxaayaoM laokr hI vao sasaurala maoM ijandgaI Sau$ krtI hOM.vaha^M pit ko
saaqa AcCo saMbanQa na haonao pr ]sakao yaatnaaAaoM kI iSakar haonaa pD,ta hO.yaid pit inaYzavaana
nahIM rhta tao ihndustanaI pi%nayaa^M caupcaap sahna krtI hOM.kBaI-kBaI vah maUk p`itSaaoQa krtI
hO yaa Andr hI Andr GauTtI rhtI hO.kBaI vah maanaisak Aak`aoSa vya@t krtI rhtI hO tao
kBaI ivad`aoh kr ]ztI hO.
Da^M ,kaimanaI baalaI Wara ilaiKt ‘bayaana’ maoM, pit Wara pID,a donao pr maUk p`itSaaoQa
krnaovaalaI p%naI kI kqaa khI gayaI hO.ApnaI Aismata koilae saMGaYa- JaolanaovaalaI hO bayaana kI
naaiyaka naInaa.naInaa ka pit hO ikSaaor.SaadI ko phlao idnaaoM maoM vah naInaa ko saaqa AanandpUva-k
rhta hO.vah kBaI }^McaI Aavaaja, maoM baaolata BaI nahIM hO.laoikna ipClao Ch maah sao ]saka rvaOyaa
badlata hO.]sanao naInaa ko naak maoM dma ikyaa hO.na idna doKta hO, na rat, na baccaaoM ko pasa haonao
kI prvaah BaI krta hO.naInaa saaQaarNa naarI kI trh AaMsau bahakr [sako karNa ko baaro maoM
saaocatI hO ik kajaI rsaUla ko saamanao ApnaI samasyaa rKtI hO.kajaI rsaUla kI calaa[- maUz haMDI
yaa maM~ k[- laaoga Aajamaa cauko qao.naInaa kao BaI ]sa pr ivaSvaasa hO.naInaa kajaI ko AadoSa ko
Anausaar pUjaa ko saamaana koilae Aaz-naaO saaO $pe [kT\za krnao maoM jauD,I hO tao ikSaaor Aakr
tlaak donao kI QamakI dota hO.kuC idnaaoM ko baad sarkarI AadmaI kaoT- sao Aakr ek kagaja,
naInaa kao dota hO.drvaajao kI caaOKT kI lakD,I BaI ]sako AaMsau pInao lagatI hO.ikSaaor nao
AaiKr gaula iKlaa hI idyaa hO.naInaa ihmmat baaMQakr kmaro maoM AatI hO tao doKtI hO ik
raoSanadana pr sao saidyaaoM puranaa icaiD,yaa ka GaaoMsalaa AMDaoM saiht fSa- pr ibaKra pDa hO.CaoTo-
CaoTo AQaiKlao baccao laMbaI-laMbaI saaMsa laokr [Qar-]Qar fudk rho hO.naInaa ko baccao CaoTU AaOr
babalaI Saaor macaakr [Qar-]Qar calato hO.naInaa kao ABaI tk icaiD,yaa ko AMD,o ko TUT jaanao kI
badbaU Aa rhI hO.da[- Aakr sahayata donao kI vaada krta hO.dUsarI rat ek laavaa fUT pD,a
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AaOr ibanaa Za[- ko Aae hI saba kuC SaaMt hao jaato hO.ikSaaor tao vaOsao BaI k[- ratoM baahr
gaujarta hO.naInaa rat maoM BaI icaiD,yaa ko TUTo AMD,o kao yaad krtI rhtI hO.naInaa saarI rat maaqao
pr haqa maar-maarkr raotI rhtI hO.paMca tarIK kao vah samaaja saovak lallana ko saaqa kaoT- maoM
jaatI hO.kaoT- maoM naInaa kI AaMKoM ikSaaor kao ZU^MZtI hO.baarh bajao [naka naMbar Aanao pr ikSaaor
AaOr vakIla kMQao imalaakr vaha^M Aato hOM.naInaa dyaa koilae ikSaaor kI Aaor doKtI hO.laoikna
vakIla naInaa pr prayao pu$Ya sao saMbanQa ka JaUza Aaraop krta hO.naInaa sahanauBaUit kI ]mmaId sao
ikSaaor kI Aaor doKtI hO.laoikna ]sako haozaoM pr ivajayaI kuiTla mauskana hO.
naInaa iksaI vakIla kao na inayau@t krtI hO.jaja saahba ]sao sarkarI vakIla donao ka
vaada krta hO tao vah Kud batanao koilae tOyaar hao jaatI hO.]nako tna AaOr badna maoM Aaga lagato
hO.tba jaja saahba kao[- gavaah maaMgato hOM tao pmmaI ikSaar kI bagala sao ]zkr kTGaro maoM KDI
hao jaatI hO AaOr naInaa ko iva$w rTo-rTae napo tulao vaa@ya maoM gavaahI dotI hO.tba saara naaTk
naInaa kI samaJa maoM Aata hO ik ikSaaor ]sao inakalanaa caahta hO AaOr pmmaI ko saaqa rhnaa caahta
hO.vah kTGaro maoM KD,I haokr bayaana Sau$ krtI hO.phlao saca baaolanaa caahtI hO laoikna ]sao
ihmmat nahIM hO.ikSaaor ko haozaoM pr Aba BaI vahI jahr-BarI h^saI hO.tba naInaa ihmmat baaMQa laotI
hO.]sakI AaMKaoM kI namaI saUK jaatI hO.vah Kud kao saMBaalakr khtI hO ik “saaMba Aapnao jaao
kuC saunaa saaMba vaao vaalao vakIla jaao BaI baaolao, zik hO saaMba pmmaI nao mauJao , , ,doKa qaa saaMba.”121
jaja saahba kao lagata hO ik naInaa kaoT- kI inanda krtI hO.tba vah Aagao khtI hO “maOMnao Qaaoka
saaMba, SaadI kr laI qaI saaMba.”122 jaja saahba Agaah dota hO ik naInaa ko bayaana pr fOsalaa
inaBa-r hO.[sailae saaoca samaJakr bayaana donaa caaihe.tba pu$Ya kI caalaakI ko iva$w vah
Aavaaja, ]zatI hO ik “jaI jaja saaMba.maOM saca kh rhI hU^M ikSaaor vao tao firSta hO.saaMba
firsta.saaMba, saaMsa raok vah baaolaI “CaoTU, babaalaI, maunnaa [nako nahIM saaba.]nako baap vao nahIM
121 ]sa idna ko baad : Da^M ,kaimanaI baalaI, pR ,153 122 vahI, pR ,153
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saaba”123 yah saunakr laaoga caaOMkto hO tao vah khtI hO ik “jaI, maOM saca kh rhI hU^M ivalakula
saca.” 124 jaja saahba tlaak kI AnaumatI dota hO AaOr baccaaoM pr saMpUNa- AiQakar maaM kao hI
dota hO.
Pa%naI kI ]poxaa krkao dUsarI naarI kao Apnaanao koilae p%naI pr JaUza Aaraop krnaovaalao
pit sao maUk p`itSaaoQa krtI hO p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka naInaa.Aismata kI rxaa koilae vah
maanaisak AaOr SaarIirk saMGaYa- JaolatI hO.BaartIya naarI kI maja,baUrI BaI p`stut khanaI maoM dSa-naIya
hO.icaiD,yaa ko AMD,o TUTnao ko dRSya sao vah p`Baaivat haotI hO.caalaak pit sao igaD,igaD,anao koilae
vah tOyaar nahIM hao jaatI hO.ApnaI Aismata kao Kaokr kovala dasaI banakr jaInao koilae vah
sannaw nahIM hO.Apnao baccaaoM pr saMpUNa- AiQakar vah panaa caahtI hO AaOr p`aPt BaI krtI hO.
‘eosaa hI hO’
khavat hO naarI ka duSmana naarI hI hO.zIk hO ivavaah ko baad saasa yaa nanad naarI kao
pID,a dotI hOM.kBaI-kBaI ]sao svatM~-$p sao jaInao nahIM dotI hO.[sailae vah kuMizt rhtI
hO.pirvaar ko banQanaaoM ko karNa ApnaI BaavanaaAaoM ka dmana BaI krtI hO.kBaI-kBaI vah tnaava
AaOr wnw kI isqait tk phU^McatI hO.AMt maoM vah [na pID,aAaoM ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zanao koilae
QaIrja bana jaatI hO.
Da^ , mahIp isaMh Wara ilaiKt ‘eosaa hI hO’ khanaI maoM Aismata ko baaro maoM galat QaarNaa
laokr jaInaovaalaI maayaa jaaoSaI kao doK sakto hO.maayaa kI maaM bacapna maoM mar gayaI.vah Apnao baap
kao ApnaI saaOtolaI maaM ko pit ko $p maoM doKtI hO.Baa[-bahna tao ]sao eosao lagato hO jaOsao dUsaro
djao- ko Anairja,va- iDbbao ko yaa~I hao, kBaI qaaoDI-saI jagah koilae JagaD, pD,naovaalao, kBaI saIT
pr baOzo-baOzo rat maoM ]^MGato hue saaqa baOzo yaa~I ko kMQao-pr isar iTka donaovaalao.[sako Alaavaa
ek AaOr baat BaI ]sako mana maoM bacapna sao hI baOz ga[- hO ik saMsaar maoM irSta naama kI kao[- caIja,
123]sa idna ko baad : Da^M ,kaimanaI baalaI,pR ,153 124 vahI, pR ,153
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nahIM hO.yao banato AaOr ibagaD,to rhto hOM.kao[- AsalaI caIja, hO tao vah ‘sva’ hO.]saI kao tRPt
krnao koilae AaOr ]saI kao ijanda rKnao koilae [sa duinayaa maoM saBaI kama krto hOM.baD,I haonao ko
saaqa-saaqa ]sao lagaa ik vah bahUt AakYa-k hO AaOr ]sako pasa eosaa kuC hO ijasao laUTnao koilae
bahUt sao laaoga [Qar-]Qar maMDra rho hO.
ka^laoja maoM [ithasa pZanaovaalaa lao@carr maaohna jaaoSaI ko saaqa ]saka ivavaah huAa.pit
ko baaro maoM ]sako mana maoM eosaa ivacaar hO ik pit kao[- baDI maihmaaSaalaI caIja, nahIM hO.Anaok
karNaaoM sao ijandgaI maoM ]sakI ja,$rt haotI hO.vah ek bahUt AcCa saurxaa kvaca hO, dUsaro kao
‘maIT maaya hasbaOMD’ khkr pircaya kranao koilae ]sakI ja,$rt haotI hO.[sako Alaavaa pit
kao[- bahUt ‘ilaFT’ donao kI caIja BaI nahIM hO.eosao ivacaaraoMvaalaI maayaa maaM bananao ko JaMJaT maoM nahIM
pD,naa caahtI hO.
maayaa kao hmaoSaa lagatI hO ik maaohna ]sao laUTnaa caahta hO.]na idnaaoM maoM maayaa kao ek
malTInaoSanala kMpnaI maoM AcCI naaOkrI imalatI hO.kBaI-kBaI vah ApnaI AaOr maaohna kI naaOkiryaaoM
sao tulanaa BaI krtI hO.kMpnaI Wara idyao gayao kar AaOr baiZ,yaa FlaOT ka [stomaala maaohna krto
vah DrtI hO.dIpna ko janma ko baad vah mahsaUsa krtI hO ik dIpna tao ibalkula Apnaa baap
jaOsaa lagata hO.]sakI AadtoM BaI Apnao baap jaOsaI hI hO.[sailae dIpna nao saIinayar saOkoNDrI
kI prIxaa pasa kr laI tao maayaa idpU sao Kud kmaanao, kao[- jaato foMD banaanao AaOr ApnaI hI FlaOT
KrIdnao ka sauJaava dotI hO @yaaoM ik yaUraop maoM eosaa hI haota hO.vahaM laD,ka yaa laD,kI Azarh
saala ko haoto hue Kud Apnao pOraoM pr KD,o hOM, Apnao gala- yaa byaaya f``oMD banaato hOM AaOr Apnaa Gar
Alaga laato hOM.vah ibalkula iksaI kMpnaI eo@jaI@yaUiTva kI trh baaolatI hO.
Aba dIpna [tnaa kmaanao lagata hO ik ApnaI pZa[- ka Kca- BaI pUra kr laota hO saaqa
hI TUqa posT, nahanao ka saabaUna yaa nayaa kpD,a ka baaoJa BaI vah Kud ]za sakta hO.maayaa ko
irTayar haonao ko baad kuC laaK $pe ha]isaMga baaoD- maoM jamaa krko idpU koilae ek FlOT
KrIdtI hO AaOr baD,o QaUmaQaama sao ]sakI SaadI BaI krtI hO.hinamaUna ko baad dIpna AaOr SaalaU Gar
maoM Aato hO tao maayaa Apnao Gar maoM vaapsa jaanao koilae tOyaar hao jaatI hO.yahaM rhnao ka sauJaava donao
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pr BaI vah laaOTtI hO.laaOTto samaya maayaa ek kagaja, dIpna kao qamaatI hO.vah tao k[- laaK ka
ihsaaba hO.FlaOT koilae idyao hue $pe, fnaI-car ifkccar kI banavaa[- pr Aaya huAa Kca-,
SaadI ko idnaaoM maoM saaiD,yaaoM pr ikyaa gayaa Kca- AaOr Amt maoM hinamaUna pr jaato samaya idyao paMca
hj,aar $pe ka ihsaaba hO.[sako Alaavaa varI maoM rKo ApnaI kImatI jaD,o saaonao ko tIna saoT BaI
SaalaU sao vaapsa laotI hO AaOr Apnao Gar laaOTtI hO.
jaba SaalaU maaM bananao ko laxaNa idKatI hO tao SaalaU kI maaM Aakr saara kama saMBaala laotI
hO.SaalaU kI maa,M baap, Baa[- AaOr dIpna Aapsa maoM Kusar-pusar BaI kr rho hO.SaalaU ko p`sava ko
ek idna phlao maayaa BaI AatI hO.laoikna ]sakao krnao koilae kuC BaI nahIM hO.saarI baagaDaor
SaalaU kI maaM ko haqaaoM maoM hO.maayaa sao kuC BaI pUCa nahIM jaa rho hO.maayaa k`aoQa sao ]balatI
hO.ekaek vah fUT pDI hO ik baoTo ko Gar maoM ]saka Apmaana hao rha hO.tba SaalaU, jaao saasa sao
maanaisak AaOr SaarIirk pID,a sahtI h,O krvaT badlakr AaOr AaoZ,I hu[- caadr ]tarkr baaolatI
hO “Aap Saayad yao saba kama kr hI dotI , , ,AaOr baad maoM laMbaa-caaOD,a ibala qamaa dotI.”125 yah
saunakr Apmaainat haokr vah vahaM sao raoto hue ]trtI hO.
p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka maayaa jaaoSaI naarI ko svatM~ vyai@t%va pr Aasqaa rKnaovaalaI
hO.pit kao prmaoSvar maananaovaalaI p`acaIna ivacaarQaara ko imaqa kao vah taoD, donaa caahtI hO.vah
Apnao vyai@t%va kao pu$Ya ko vyai@t%va sao Alaga krko doKtI hO AaOr Apnaa jaIvana jaItI
hO.AMt maoM ]sakI Aismata ka icantna galat rah sao calata hO tao ]sakI bahU ]na galat
QaarNaaAaoM kao K%ma kr dotI hO.
‘kIla’
Baart maoM SaadI kI ]ma`, pu$YaaoM koilae [@kIsa AaOr s~I koilae Azarh hO.Aba cacaa-yaoM
AaOr ivavaad BaI cala rhI hO ivavaah ko AayaU ko baaro maoM.kuC laaoga SaadI koilae pu$YaaoM kI ]ma`
BaI Azarh banaanaa caahto hOM.yah BaI sa%ya hO ik jaba ]ma` ko saaqa-saaqa AnauBaUit haotI hO tba
125 maQaumatI : Ap`Ola 2008, pR ,72
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]saka samaaQaana na hao tao baad maoM ivakRit ka $p QaarNa kr laotI hO.kBaI-kBaI samaaja maoM
vaOyai@tk, Aaiqa-k yaa saamaaijak karNaaoM sao sahI samaya pr SaadI saMBava nahIM hao patI hO.
mahIp isaMh Wara ilaiKt ‘kIla’ ivavaah pUva- Aismata kI tlaaSa krnaovaalaI naarI kI
saSa@t khanaI hO.naaiyaka maaonaa Apnao ipta ko saaqa rhtI hO.]sakI mammaI gaaMva maoM rhtI
hO.ipta ko Agao mammaI kI kuC nahIM calatI.maaonaa DODI sao lagaatar saunatI Aa rhI hO ik vah
kao[- maamaUlaI laD,kI nahIM hO.
maaonaa kI ]ma` CbbaIsa hao jaatI hO.ikntu ]sakI SaadI nahIM hao patI.ipta barabar khto
hO ik vah kao[- maamaUlaI laD,kI nahIM hO.vah caahta hO ik maoanaa AiQak pZ,o, ilaKo baD,I banao AaOr
]sao AcCa var imalao.kBaI-kBaI Apnao ima~aoM ko saamanao maaonaa kI p`SaMsaa BaI krta hO.vah maamaUlaI
laD,kI nahIM AaOr ]sako ilae maamaUlaI laD,ka nahIM caaihe.caahnao pr BaI maaonaa kao AiQak pZ,nao
ka Avasar nahIM imalata hO.Aba ]ma` [tnao haonao pr BaI SaadI nahIM calatI hO.ipta [samaoM baaQaa
banaato hO.[sailae ]sakao ApnaI BaavanaayaoM evaM [cCayaoM dbaakr rKnaI pD,tI hO.vah mana hI mana
Aak`aoSa krtI hO ik “AaiKr vah gaOr-maamaUlaI laD,ka imalaogaa kha^M? kba? ]sao kaOna ZU^MZkr
laaegaa? yaa ekaek vah iksaI Avatar kI trh p`kT hao jaaegaa? mammaI ilaKtI hO, laD,kI
vah fUla hO jaao j,yaada dor Dala pr lagao rhnao sao maurJaa jaata hO.@yaa vah BaI maurJaa
jaaegaI.”126 ]sao Apnao caaraoM trf kuC naja,r nahIM Aata.]sakI mammaI ]sasao fOsalaa maaMgatI hO
ik vah iksasao SaadI krnaa caahtI hO.[sa pr vah saaocatI hO ik “fOsalaa? iksao krnaa hO
fOsalaa? ]sao? @yaa ]sao fOsalaa krnaa hO? kaOna krta hO fOsalaa?” 127 fOsalaa maaMganaovaalaI mammaI
ka p~ DODI doKta hO AaOr maaonaa sao pUCta hO ik @yaa vah sauroSa sao SaadI krnao koilae tOyaar hO
ijasamaoM kao[- Kasa baat nahIM hO.@yaa vah ApnaI majaI- ko iKlaaf yah fOsalaa kr laotI hO yaa
126 dsa p`itinaiQa khainayaa^M mahIp isaMh, pR ,31 127 vahI, pR ,32
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ApnaI maaM kI [cCa kI pUrI krnao koilae.tba maaonaa khtI hO ik “nahIM DODI, yah fOsalaa maOM nao
Kud ikyaa hO.”128
ivavaah haonao maoM dorI hao jaanao ko karNa maaonaa kao ApnaI BaavanaayaoM evaM [cCayaoM dbaakr
rKnaI pD,tI hO.AaOr [sako iva$w Aak`aoSa mana hI mana vya@t krtI hO.p`stut khanaI maoM naarI
ipta ko saMdBa- maoM ApnaI Aismata kI tlaaSa krnao lagatI hO.vah Apnao Anau$p jaInaa caahtI hO
laoikna ]sa trh jaI nahIM pata tba vah Apnao pirvaoSa maoM Apnao Aist%va kI tlaaSa krtI hO.
‘sahcarI’
ihndustana maoM naarI ka sabasao p`mauK kaya- maanaa jaata hO gaah-sqa Qama- ka sahI $p sao
palana krnaa.p`stut Qama- maoM saflata p`aPt krnao koilae ]sao ivavaah $pI pula par krnaa pD,ta
hO.naarI pirvaar yaa mau#yat: pit kI mah%ta koilae Aa%masamap-Na krtI hO.pu$Ya ko saaqa eosaa
kao[- banQana nahIM hO.SaadI ko baad AinacCa haotI tao pit SaMkalaU dRiYT sao p%naI kao doKta
hO.eosaI isqait maoM ‘tIsaro’ kI ]pisqait saMBavya hO.[sasao pit AaOr p%naI ko baIca tnaava ]%pnna
haota hO.kBaI-kBaI naarI kao p`stut tnaava AiQak Jaolanaa pD,ta hO.[sasao pairvaairk jaIvana
duYkr bana jaata hO.
Da^ ,kaimanaI baalaI Wara ilaiKt ‘sahcarI’ naarI Aismata kI ek saSa@t khanaI
hO.kqaanaaiyaka ‘maOM’ hO.SaadI ko baad ]sao lagaa ik ivavaah jaIvana kI sabasao baD,I har hO.[sako
Alaavaa vaOvaaihk jaIvana tao fUlaaoM kI saoja nahIM bailk p%qaraoM ka Sahr hO.vah prMpragat
ivacaaraoMvaalaI hO.[sailae maa-baap Wara caunao gayao nar ko saamanao vah isar JaukatI hO.Aba ]sao
lagata hO ik yaid majaI- sao SaadI kr laotI tao kma sao kma saMtaoYa hI imalata hO.’maOM’ ka p`omaI
lagaatar ]sasao igaD,igaD,ata hO.laoikna prMpra sao baurka ko BaItr rhnaovaalaI ‘maOM’ ]sao Anasaunaa
krtI hO.vah saaocanao lagatI hO ik vah KMDhraoM maoM BaTktI p`ota%maa bana ga[- hO.pit ko k`Ur
vyavahar pr vah bahoilae ko jaala maoM fD,fD,atI icaiDyaa kI trf tD,ptI hO AaOr pMKaoM ko
128 dsa p`itinaiQa khainayaa^M mahIp isaMh, pR ,32
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prKcao AaMQaI sao [Qar-]Qar fOla jaato hO.Aa%maa BaI kaoZ,I hao jaatI hO.’maOM’ kI baUrI halat pr
pirvaarvaalao duKI hao jaato hO.laoikna sahtap sao @yaa fayada, Baugatnaa tao kovala ]saI kao
pD,ta hO.
p`omaI [sa duinayaa sao pMKoM ]D,akr calaa jaata hO.]sakI p%naI AnauYza dRZ, vyai@t%va vaalaI
hO .’maOM’ kI halat kao doKkr, vah Asptala ko bahanao ek vakIla ko pasa lao jaatI hO.kuC
idnaaoM ko baad pit ko pasa vakIla ka naaoTIsa phU^Mcaa tao saara pirvaar sakto maoM Aa jaata
hO.ihtOYaI, sahayak, ibaradrI, daost, duSmana, gavaah, pOrtI Aagao vah k[- trh ko caohro doKtI
hO.AnauYza ko bala pr vah SakunaI, kaOrva-paMDva ko samaxa d`aOpdI bana jaatI hO.Gar maoM puilasa
Capa maarkr if`ja sao ela , esa ,DI ,kI gaaoilayaaM laoto hO tao Aa%mamaugQa AaOr Ba`Yz pit BaItr
AaSvast krta hO ik ‘maOM’ kao ]sakI hrktoM maalaUma nahIM hO.AnauYza kI maO~I vah psaMd krtI hO
@yaaoMik ]sanao saaibat kr idyaa ik s~I pirvaar kI Sai@t hO, rIZ, kI hD\DI hO, ]sako sahyaaoga
ko ibanaa pairvaairka samasyaayaoM BaIYaNa $p QaarNa kr laogaI.maOM saaocatI hO ik “k[- baar lagata hO
maQyavagaI-ya pirvaar maoM s~I k`antI samaqa-k kOsao banaogaI? vah tao AMttaoga%vaa kovala Sabdjaala h,O
BaivaYya ka ek QauMQalaa svaPna hO, jaInao koilae iTmaiTmaatI raoSanaI maa~ hO.”129
vakIla ko dFtr phU^McatI hO tao vah caprasaI kao baahr Baojakr ‘maOM’ sao baOznao kao khta
hO.kmaro maoM kuisa-yaaM AaOr saaofasaoT pD,to hO.kuisa-yaaoM pr, maaoTI-maaoTI iktabaoM pD,nao ko karNa ‘maOM’
saaofo pr baOztI hO.kuisa-yaaoM pr iktabaoM rKnaa ]sakI kuiTlata ka hI ihssaa hO.vahIM vah BaI
‘maOM’ ko pasa baOz jaata hO AaOr QaIro-QaIro saTnao lagata hO.vakIla BaI ‘ma’OM ka SaaoYaNa krnao lagata
hO.vah saaocatI hO ik “baUZ,a KusaT pu$Ya tao pu$Ya hO, caaho Aaz ka hao, caaho AssaI ka.”130
ek pu$ya kI jyaadityaaoM sao CuTkara panao koilae dUsaro kao sahna krnaa pD,ta hO! vakIla kI
AaMKoM kalaI iballaI kI trh AMQaoro maoM camaktI hMO.’maOM’ kao lagata hO ik saaMp sao bacanao koilae
129 ]sa idna ko baad : Da^M ,kaimanaI baalaI, pR ,153 130 vahI, pR ,159
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Saor kI maaMd maoM vah Aa gayaI hO.iksaI na iksaI rah sao vah p`aNa bacaatI hO.AnauYza Wara faona
kr samaya tya kr laonao sao ‘maOM’ jaja saahba kao kosa samaJaanao koilae jaatI hO.kosa samaJanao ko
baad jaja saahba BaI ]sasao saba kuC maaMgato hO.]saI Bayaanak vaatavarNa sao Bagavaana kI yaa
AnauYza kI kRpa sao vah bacatI hO. ‘maOM’ gaaMiQajaI kI Aa%makqaa pZ,tI AaOr ]sasao }jaa- p`aPt
krtI hO.gaaMiQajaI jaao phlao kmajaaor qao AaOr baad maoM vyai@t%va kI dRZta sao saahsaI,
Aa%maivaSvaasaI AaOr Sai@tSaalaI bana jaato hO. ‘ma’OM saaocatI hO ik vah BaI gaaMiQajaI kI trh hO
@yaaoMik “maOM Apnao kao kBaI dRZ, nahIM patI, prntu ]nako p`Baava sao Aa%maivaSvaasa ja,$r saMjaaotI
hU^M.khIM har nahIM maanatI hU^M.phlaI baar kaoT- maoM jaato hue mauJao gaaMiQajaI kI yaad Aa[- prntu
vaapsa laaOTto samaya ]nako vyai@t%va ko $paMtrNa ka smarNa kr maorI gad-na Jauknao kI jagah tna
ga[-.maOM BaI sa%ya kI laD,a[- maoM kUZI hU^M.A%yaacaar sahnaovaalaa BaI ]tnaa hI daoYaI haota hO.”131
saba jagah AnauYza imalanaovaalaa gaujaara Ba<ao baOMk maoM jamaakr, ek dUsaro kI hmadd- ‘maOM’ AaOr
AnauYza ek saaqa rhtI hOM.
p`stut khanaI maoM pit-saMsqaa ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zanaovaalaI naarI kao doK sakto
hO.dUsarI s~I kI sahayata sao vah pit ko A%yaacaaraoM ko iva$w AdalatI kavaa-[yaaM krtI
hO.A%yaacaar ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zanao pr naarI kao Anaok p`kar kI kiznaa[yaaoM ka saamanaa
krnaa pD,ta hO.]sako pirvaarvaalao BaI ]sao pICo hTanao ka p`yaasa krto hOM.vakIla, jaja, paOrvaI
, , ,]saka SaaoYaNa krnao lagato hOM.ifr BaI Amt maoM naarI kI ivajaya haotI hO.yah tao naarI Aismata
kI hI ivajaya hO.
‘Zlaana pr’
ivavaah s~I AaOr pu$Ya kao snaoh ko banQana maoM Dalata hO.prMpragat p%naI ivavaahaoprant
pu$Ya kI Aa&akaarI banatI hO.ikntu iSaxaa AaOr paScaa%ya saMskaraoM ko flasva$p Aaja kI
p%naI pu$Ya ko Aagao pUNa-tyaa JaukI nahIM hO Aiptu ]sanao Aa%masajaga haokr Apnao vyai@t%va kao
131 ]sa idna ko baad : Da^M ,kaimanaI baalaI, pR ,161
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ivakisat krnao kI kaoiSaSa kI hO.vah pu$Ya kI Baaogavastu yaa kovala baccaaoM kI maaM bananaa nahIM
caahtI.Aaja vah svayaM ko p`it jaaga$k hO AaOr Apnao vyai@t%va ka phcaana BaI caahtI
hO.ApnaI Aismata kI bacaava krnaa caahtI hO.
‘Zlaana pr’ rajaI saoz kI s~IvaadI khanaI hO.p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka caa$ laoiKka
ko saamanao ApnaI baatoM vya@t krtI hO.caa$ AaOr caotna ka p`oma ivavaah huAa qaa.kuC idna baIt
jaanao pr caa$ kao lagata hO ik ivavaah ko baad caotna kama maoM AiQak vyast haota hO AaOr [sasao
caa$ kI Aaor laaprvaahI haotI hO.caa$ kao lagaa ik vah AkolaI haotI hO ]sao phlaovaalaa caotna
caaihe qaa.]sao lagaa ik vah ]poixata BaI hO.laoiKka caa$ kao saaM%vanaa donao kI kaoiSaSa krtI
hO.laoikna caa$ kao [sasao AaSvaasana nahIM imalata.]saka satt vahI ]<ar haota hO, “tao ifr
vyaah kr @yaaoM laayaa? eosaI @yaa ]tavalaI qaI? kama , , ,kama , , ,kama , ,, hr samaya vahI saba lada
rhta hO, pUCo tao khogaa baahr [tnaI baD,I duinayaa sao maukabalaa hO, tuma vaha^M KDI haotI tao
jaanatIM.vah tao khta hO jaao samaya ]sao pirvaar Sau$ krnao sao phlao caaihe qaa vah tk ]sao nahIM
imalaa , , ,}pr sao maOM ]sao palatU banaanao pr tUlaI hU^M” 132 ifr laoiKka inaYpxa haokr ]sasao khtI
hO ik ]sakao caotna ko saMGaYa- kao Apnaa saMGaYa- samaJakr iksaI Anya kama maoM mana lagaanaa
hO.laoikna ]samaoM ]sao $ica nahIM lagatI.caa$ kao p`oma sao BarI hu[- ijandgaI caaihe, [saka ABaava
haonao sao vah KIjatI hO.
pit-p%naI ka maaM-baap bananaa pirvaarvaalaaoM AaOr ima~aoM koilae KuSaI kI baat hO.caotna
kI pirvaarvaalao BaI caahtI hO ik caa$ maaM banao laoikna caa$ [sakoilae tOyaar nahIM haotI.p`oma kI
caaht kI pUtI- koilae saBaI laaoga byaah krtI hOM.pit-p%naI kao ek dUsaro kI BaavanaaAaoM kao
samaJakr pUrk haonaa caaihe.yaid [samaoM kao[- baaQaa AatI hO tao irSata BaI TUT jaayaogaa.caa$ kao
caotna ka Pyaar pUNa- $p sao nahIM imalata hO.]sao lagaa ik byaah haonao pr BaI vah AkolaI hO tqaa
]poxaNaIya BaI hO.svaaiBamaanaI caa$ yah caupcaap Jaolanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.dUsaro SabdaoM maoM, vah
132 yaa~a mau@t :rajaI saoz, pR ,42
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kovala maSaIna bananaa nahIM caahtI.vaMSa ka jauAa ]zanaovaalaa baOla BaI nahIM bana sakta.]sao Pyaar
caaihe.ja,ra saI nahIM, pUNa- $p sao imalanaa caahtI hO. “hU^M yaa nahIM, maOM [sao laokr nahIM baOzI.hO tao
zIk , , ,nahIM hO tao BaI zIk .]nako vaMSa ka jauAa ]zanaovaalaa baOla nahIM hU^M maOM.laayao AaOr ek
Gar maoM sqaaipt kr idyaa, jaOsao maoM [Msaana kao nahIM, Gar kao byaahI gayaI hU^M.Gar tao vaha^M
BaI qaa , , ,.”133
Anaok idnaaoM ko baad vah laoiKka ko yaha^M ifr AatI hO.baIto hue idnaaoM maoM laoiKka
baar-baar saaocatI hO ik caa$ kao p~ Dala donaa yaa caotna kao baulaakr [sako baaro maoM baat
krnaa.Aba caa$ ka mau^M h doKkr laoiKka kao lagata hO ik vah [sa baar tnaava sao mau@t
hO.]samaoM baaOKlaahT AaOr gaussaa BaI nahIM qaa.vah bahUt badla ga[- qaI.baccaaoM sao KolatI AaOr
Kanaa BaI KatI.laoiKka ko yaha^M Aakr saao ga[-, ]zI tao [Qar-]Qar kI baatoM krnao lagaI.Saama
kao caotna laonao koilae Aayaa qaa.caotna laoiKka sao baatoM krto samaya caa$ nao ifr kha “yah baatoM
[nhoM hI @yaaoM, maOM sabakao batanao kI tOyaar hU^M ik yaU inagalao@T maI.”134 caotna caaya pInao koilae
tOyaar nahIM, ]sao jaldI laaOT jaanaa caaihe.vah caa$ ka Gar CaoD,kr kIlaabaa vaapsa vaanaa
caahta hO. “caa$ ko caohro ko kD,o sao Kaola pr ek ivaijat Baava ibaC gayaa, Saayad caotna kao
baulaa payao haonao kI ivajaya.eosao maa~ doh kao KIMca ilayao haonao kI pirtRiPt.”135
laoiKka caa$ kao ica~kar nailana dovao ko saaqa iksaI rostraoM maoM doKtI hO.laoiKka kao
caa$ ka iksaI klaakar ko saaqa baOzo haonaa saaQaarNa baat lagaa, daonaaoM maoM ja,$r kao[- saMbanQa
hO.vah saaocatI hO Saayad caa$ eosao vyai@t kI tlaaSa maoM hO jaao ]sao sammaana do, saaqa do AaOr
]sako vyai@t%va kao phcaana do.paMca-C: idna ko baad laoiKka kao ek p~ imalaa.caa$ ka p~
doKkr laoiKka kao lagata hO ik caa$ bahUt badla ga[- qaI, ]saka vyai@t%va p`oma sao Bara huAa
hO.laoiKka kao AaSaMka haotI hO ik yah ‘Pyaara’ pirvat-na dova ko karNa Aayaa hO.
133 yaa~a mau@t :rajaI saoz, pR ,44 134 vahI, pR ,48 135 vahI, pR ,48
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caotna caa$ kI tlaaSa maoM laoiKka ko yahaM Aata hO.laoiKka JaUz hI khtI hO ik vah
ABaI-ABaI yahaM sao ga[- hO.caotna ko jaanao ko baad vah caa$ kao faona sao saUcanaa dotI hO AaOr
]sako pirvaar kao bacaanao ka p`ya%na BaI krtI hO.Aismata kao caaoT phU^Mcanao pr xaubd AaOr inaraSa
naarI kI kTU p`itik`yaaAaoM ka ica~Na p`stut khanaI maoM huAa hO.
pit-p%naI ek dUsaro kI BaavanaaAaoM kao pUrI trh samaJanaa vaOvaaihk jaIvana kI saflata
koilae bahUt ja,$rI hO.caa$ kao p`oma sao BarI hu[- ijandgaI caaihe.vah eosao vyai@t kI tlaaSa maoM
hO jaao ]sao sammaana do, saaqa do AaOr ]sako vyai@t%va kao phcaana do.vao yao saba caotna sao caahtI qaI
prntu caotna [samaoM Asafla rha.[sailae vah eosao vyai@t kI tlaaSa krtI hO AaOr AMt maoM nailana
dova pr eosao vyai@t ka phcaana BaI huAa hO.caa$ svaaiBamaanaI laD,kI hO.vah ApnaI Aismata kao
phcaanatI hO.vah kovala Aa&aQaark p%naI, baccaaoM kI maaM yaa pu$Ya kI Baaogavastu na bananaa caahtI
hO.[sailae hI vah sahI galat kI prvaah ko ibanaa ApnaI manacaahI ijandgaI jaI rhI hO.yah
]sakI Aismata kI ivajaya BaI hO.
‘tIsara poMca’
BaartIya samaaja vyavasqaa pu$YaaoM Wara inaima-t hO.[sailae ]sanao samaaja ko inayamaaoM kao
Apnao AnaukUla banaayaa hO.laoikna AaQauinak kala maoM iSaxaa AaOr saMskRit maoM pirvat-na haonao ko
karNa naarI jaagaRt haonao lagaI hO.naarI maoM naarI caotnaa ka ivakasa BaI tojaI sao haonao lagaa hO.
maoh$innasaa prvaoja, Wara ilaiKt ‘tIsara poMca’ khanaI maoM Aismata koilae p`ya%naSaIla
naarI kI ivavaSata AaOr GauTna doKnao kao imalatI hO.kqaanaaiyaka ek idna p`aofosar dova ko Gar
phU^McatI hO vah p`aofosaraoM ko ek hI trh ko banao @vaaT-sa- maoM rhta hO.kqaanaaiyaka drvaaja,o pr
KTKTayaa AaOr iKD,kI ko pasa mau^h kr pukara.]sao Apnao Aagamana pr du:K hao rha qaa.vah
saaocatI qaI ik jaanao kaOna-saI p`orNaa ]sao KIMca laayaI qaI.AMt maoM dova drvaaja,o pr Aa gayaa.dova
ko kpD,o doKkr naaiyaka kao sak-sa ko jaaokr kI yaad AayaI AaOr ]sanao hMsaI kao
dbaayaa.]sako Aanao sao dova ko caohro pr p`sannata ka kao[- laxaNa nahIM hO.
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p`aofosar dova vastut: dao baar SaadI kr cauka hO.phlaI p%naI sao ]sanao tlaak
ikyaa.dUsarI p%naI hO SaIlaa.SaIlaa ka puranaa p`omaI Acaanak Amaoirka sao laaOT Aakr ]sakI
h%yaa kI.tIna baccaaoM kao AaOr ApnaI baUZ,I maaM kao dova baaoJa samaJata hO AaOr ]nhoMo saaqa rKnao
koilae tOyaar nahIM haota.[sailae vah Gar maoM Akolao rhta hO.naaiyaka dova sao phlao p%naI kao
baulaanao kao kha.tba dova khto hO ik ]sasao tlaak hao cauka hO.tba naaiyaka khtI hO ik “tao
@yaa huAa? fk- @yaa pD,ta hO, saMbanQa tao mana banaata h,O phlao tumhara-]saka JagaD,a qaa, pr
Aba daonaaoM ko mana saaf hao gae haoMgao.@yaa tuma BaI samaaja ko banaayao banQana kao saMbanQa khto hao” 136 vah ApnaI phlaI p%naI kao vaapsa laanao ko ilae tOyaar nahIM hO.AaOr Apnao Gar AayaI
kqaanaaiyaka kI Aaor AakiYa-t hao jaata hO.ivavaah saMbanQaI saamaaijak inayamaaoM kao maananao koilae
vah tOyaar nahIM hO.
dova ka Gar saundr AaOr saja-saMvaro qao.yao saba doKkr kqaanaaiyaka ]sakI p%naI bananao
kI baat saaocatI hO. “@yaa fk- pD,ta hO? BaUkmp Aato hOM, kccao makana igar jaato h,OM pr
malabaa hTakr nayaI [maart BaI tao banaa[- jaatI hO.@yaaoM na kba sao banao [sa na@Sao pr makana banaa
hI ilayaa jaayao? [sakI dUsarI p%naI BaI naaOkrI krtI qaI, vah BaI kraogaa.pr [sako saaqa pi%nayaaoM
ka Baagya @yaaoM nahIM jauD,a? @yaa huAa, kBaI dao poca sao Z@kana nahIM baOzta, pr tIsaro poca sao
baOz jaata hO.”137 yah baat saunakr dova ka ]laJaa saa caohra saaf hao gayaa qaa.dova nao ]sako
kMQao pr haqa rK idyaa.AaOr kha ik “tao maOM samaJaU^M ik tIsarI galaI BaI [sa saD,k sao
imalanaovaalaI hO.”138 vah AaMKoM naIcao ike hMsa dI.dova ka caohra iKla pD,a.]sanao ]sako kMQao
kao ja,aor sao dbaayaa’. p`aofosar dova kmaro maoM calanao ka AadoSa ikyaa.laoikna dova ko AacarNa AaOr
baatcaIt sao ]sao KuSaI nahIM haotI.vah baaqa$ma maoM jaanao ka bahanaa banaatI hO.baaqa$ma sao turnt
inaklakr ]sanao Apnaa caohra kzaor banaa ilayaa.laoikna dova bahUt p`sanna laga rho qao.tba ]sanao
136 ek AaOr saOlaaba : maoh$innasaa prvaoja,, pR ,32 137 vahI, pR ,34 138 vahI, pR ,35
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icaZ,kr pUCa ik “[tnao p`sanna @yaaoM hao?”p`sannata [sa baat kI hO ik tIsarI galaI pr Aba
Apnaa AaiKrI makana banaogaa.”139 ]sanao ]<ar nahIM idyaa AaOr ibagaD,kr dova ko Gar sao jaldI
inakla pD,I.
naarI iSaxaa AaOr samaaja ko badlato manaaoBaava nao naarI caotnaa kao jagaayaa.laoikna Aaja BaI
naarI pZ,I-ilaKI haonao pr BaI pu$Ya laaogaaoM sao kYT Baaoganao koilae ivavaSa hO.]<araQauinak yauga maoM
BaI vah ApnaI Aismata kI phcaana koilae p`yaasart hO. ‘tIsara poMca’ kI naaiyaka BaI
naaOkrIpoSaa pu$Ya sao kYT BaaogatI hO.laoikna vah Aismata kao phcaanatI hO AaOr dova ko Gar sao
jaldI hI laaOT jaatI hO.
‘CuTkara’
ivavaah-pUva- saMbanQaaoM maoM BaI naarI ApnaI Aismata kI Kaoja krtI hO.s~I-pu$Ya ka
prspr AakYa-Na jaha^M sahja hO vaha^M ek-dUsaro sao saMbanQa sqaapna kI p`ik`yaa BaI saik`ya hO.p`oma
krnao sao pUva- Apnao inajaI Aist%va kI tlaaSa kao naarI nao mah%va idyaa hO.pu$Ya kI prMpragat
dRiYT AaOr naarI kI badlaI hu[- mana: isqait ko baIca TkrahT sao Aismata kI tlaaSa gahro str
tk phUMcatI hO.pu$Ya p`oma panaa caahta hO ikntu naarI ]sa p`oma maoM pD,kr samap-Na krnao sao pUva-,
p`omaI maoM vaastivak p`oma AaOr Apnao inajaI Aist%va kao Kaojanaa caahtI hO.
mamata kailayaa kI ‘CuTkara’ kI naaiyaka ivavaah-pUva- Aismata kI tlaaSa krnaovaalaI
naarI hO.vah p`omaI maoM AsalaI p`oma kao KaojatI hO.naaiyaka AaOr p`omaI ba~a ema ,e ,koilae ek hI
kxaa maoM pZ, rho qao.vao kafI samaya daost calao Aa rho hOM.kBaI vah saaocatI hO ik vao daonaaoM Pyaar
krto hO AaOr kBaI saaocatI hO ik nahIM.pr Pyaar nahIM ikyaa jaa sakta @yaaoMik daonaaoM ko svaBaava
maoM kafI iBannata haotI hO.“ maOM ba~a kao hmaoSaa saat isagaroTaoM ko baad raok dotI qaI.AiQaktr
tba hma ifr ka^fI yaa TaomaaTao jaUsa maa^gato qao.ba~a kao AazvaIM isagaroT jalaato doK mauJao KuSaI
139 ek AaOr saOlaaba : maoh$innasaa prvaoja,, pR ,35
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hu[-.isaf- daohranao koilae daohranaa eosaa jaata hO jaOsao phaD,oM rT rho hao.”140 laoikna ek dUsaro
sao [sa p`oma ko baaro maoM Kulakr khnao maoM Asamaqa- hO.“ maOM jaanatI qaI, vah svayaM nahIM khogaa.]sanao
kBaI iksaI sao kuC nahIM maaMgaa.jaba ]sanao faona ikyaa qaa tba ja,$r mauJao mahsaUsa huAa qaa ik vah
ek maaMga ko $p maoM Aaja ka samaya caah rha hO.maOM nao Apnao Aapkao [sako iva$w tOyaar kr
ilayaa qaa.yah ek Sat- qaI, ijasao mana maoM rKkr maOM yaha^M Aa gayaI qaI.phlao kuC imanaTaoM maoM mauJao
ba~a jaaMca pD,tala ivaBaaga ka AiQakarI lagaa qaa ifr maOM nao payaa hma daonaaoM hr baar ]sa ‘maaMga’
kao jalaakr jaa rho qao AaOr Apnao Aap maoM AaOr ]iWgna hao gae qao.”141 vah Apnao p`omaI sao na
jauD, panao AaOr jauD, panao kI isqait ka ivaSlaoYaNa krtI hu[- khtI hO “maOM caahtI qaI, vah eosao
Akolaa na ha,o vah ]sakoilae maOM kuC nahIM kr saktI qaI.iksaI ko Akolaopna ka mama- samaJakr
BaI ]sao baa^T na sak panaa k$Na haota hO.[tnaa gaIlaapna hmaaro svaBaavaaoM ko ivaprIt qaa.”142
[sa p`kar vah Apnao p`omaI sao CuTkara pa laotI hO.yah ]sakI Aismata ka sabaUt hO.
‘naalaayak bahU’
ivavaaiht naarI ka jaIvana pu$Ya pr hI AaiEat hO.iksaI BaI pirisqait maoM naarI ApnaI
ijandgaI kao pit sao Alaga nahIM kr patI hO.kBaI-kBaI sasauralavaalao ]sao kaosatI hO, SaarIirk
AaOr maanaisak pID,ayaoM dotI hOM.eosaI isqait maoM BaI vah pit ko p`it inaYzavaana rhtI hO.[sako
Alaavaa vah p`oma, %yaaga, saovaa Aaid BaavanaaAaoM kao vaOvaaihk jaIvana maoM mah%va dotI hO.
maMjaula Bagat kI khanaI ‘naalaayak bahU’ kI kaimanaI Apnao Gar, pirvaar AaOr saamaaijak
maya-da koilae hr p`kar ka kYT BaaogatI hO AaOr %yaaga krtI hO.CuT\TI ko idnaaoM maoM nanad saujaata
jaIjaI AatI hO.]sao doKkr Ammaa Baagakr AatI hO AaOr kaimanaI sao baccaaoM kao Kanaa donao ka
140 mamata kailayaa kI khainayaa^M :mamata kailayaa, pR ,55 141 mamata kailayaa kI khainayaa^M :mamata kailayaa,, pR ,55 141 vahI,, pR ,56 142 vahI, pR ,56
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AadoSa dotI hO. saujaata ko pit maohnatkSa sajjana pu$Ya qao, imatBaaYaI AaOr hr vyai@t kao
yaqaaoicat maana donaovaalao BaI.laoikna saujaata ]sao maana ka pa~ nahIM maanatI.
kaimanaI ko pit SaoKr kI naaOkrI CUT jaatI hO.]na idnaaoM maoM saasa AaOr nanad ]sao
AiQak proSaana krtI hOM. laoikna kaimanaI pit kI mayaa-da AaOr Aist%va kI rxaa koilae saba
kuC caupcaap sahkr jaIvana ibatataI hO.dIvaalaI ko idna maoM saba kuC BaUlakr kaimanaI sajanao kI
zanaI doKkr Ammaa AaOr nanad caaOMk jaatI hMO AaOr pirhasa krtI hOM.kaimanaI ka mana Tp sao
bauJa gayaa.baaolaI, “jaIjaI Aaja %yaaohar ko idna gaRhlaxmaI hI yaid manahUsa saUrt banaayao ifro tao
ifr jaIvana maoM SauBa hao hI @yaa sakta hO? AaOr ifr naaOkrI CUTI hO, jaIvana tao SaoYa hI hO.”143
[sap`kar p`itkUla pirisqait maoM BaI vah QaOya- AaOr saahsa ka pircaya dotI hO.
kaimanaI ka pit SaoKr baokar hao jaanao sao saasa dUsaro baoTo ko pasa jaanao ka inaNa-ya laotI
hO.tba kaimanaI ka Antstla kcaaoTnao lagata hO.vah saaocanao lagaI ik “tuma maaM hao na! [saI sao
ek baoTo kI SaoKI na baGaar panao pr dUsaro kI baKana saktI hao.maOM p%naI hU^M na, AaOr pit tao
da- caar haoto nahIM, [saI sao [klaaOto pit kI kimayaaoM kao laokr BaI jaInao ka p`ya%na kr rhI
hU^M.”144 yahI hO maaM AaOr p%naI kI p`itbawta ka AMtr.dsa raoja, baad Ammaa kanapUr calaI
gayaIM.kaimanaI nao pItla ko sajaavaTI iKlaaOnao baocakr rsaao[- ka kaya- saMBaalaa.SaoKr [Qar-]Qar
sao kuC $pe ]Qaar laokr laayaa hO.ek baar maayako sao iptajaI, baoTI AaOr damaad kao doKnao
koilae Aayaa.kaimanaI nao saBaI baatoM iCpanao kI kaoiSaSa kI.jaato samaya iptajaI kaimnaI kao
ekdma caar saaO $pe daonao lagao.AiBamaanaI kaimanaI [tnao baD,o rkma svaIkar krnao koilae tOyaar
nahIM hO.kuC idnaaoM ko baad Ammaa AaOr iptajaI ka Kt imalaa.Ammaa ko Kt maoM Gar ikrayao pr
donao kI baat hO tao iptajaI ko Kt maoM kaimanaI kao ek naaOkrI imalanao kI baat hO.
iptajaI Wara idyaa gayaa ‘bahadUr’ kI ]paQaI nao ]samaoM Sai@t AaOr Aa%maivaSvaasa kI
Baavanaa Bar dI.vah pit sao AnaumatI maaMgatI hO AaOr saasa kI [cCa ko iva$w naaOkrI krnao ka
143 gaulamaaohr ko gaucCo :maMjaula Bagat,, pR ,29 144 vahI,, pR ,31
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inaNa-ya laotI hO AaOr gaRhsqaI saMBaalatI hO.Aa%mainaBa-r banakr vah Aa%ma sammaana kI ijandgaI jaItI
hO.kaimanaI Baa[- ko byaah maoM Baaga laonao koilae Akolao maayako jaatI hO.dao idna ko baad laaOTnao ka
[rada hO.]sa ekakIpna ko samaya SaoKr nao ek T/aMija,sTr banaakr vamaa- kI dUkana pr baocanao
koilae rKto hO.yah kaya- BaI Ammaa kao psand nahIM Aayaa.saujaata jaIjaI nao Ammaa kao saMbaaoiQat
krko ek baar kha qaa “Ba[- maora tao ATUT ivaSvaasa hO ik s~I Gar kI SaaoBaa hO.naarI kao
Apnaa vyai@t%va pUNa-tyaa pit kI Cayaa sao ekakar kr donaa caaihe.evarI ga`oT maOna hOja, e
vaumana ibaha[nD ihma.”kaimanaI AaOr SaoKr BaI [sa saMvaad ko samaya jaIjaI ko drbaar maoM
qao.kaimanaI baaolaI, “pr jaIjaI, eosaa krnao pr @yaa samaaja ka ek AMga sada pMgau, sada Abalaa
nahIM rh jaayaogaa?”
“Aro, tao Gar maoM [tnaa kuC hO krnao kao ?”
“Gar ka inayaimat kama dao-caar GaNDaoM maoM samaaPt hao hI jaanaa caaihe” kaimanaI ifr
baaolaI. tBaI Ammaa kh ]zI, “Aba SaoKr kao[- baokar qaaoD,o hI hO.tU iksao idKanao kao kama
kr rhI hO? Gar maoM @yaa Kanao kao nahIM hO? duinayaa @yaa khogaI?”
“Ammaa, Gar maoM yaid Kanao kao na hao tao duinayaa tao Aakr iKlaa nahIM jaayaogaI? maoro kama
krnao yaa na krnao sao duinayaa kao matlaba?”145 yah khkr vah kmaro sao iKsak gayaI.kaimanaI tao
Gar kao saMBaalanao koilae daohra daiya%va vahna krtI hO.laoikna sasauralavaalaaoM kao yah psaMd nahIM
hO.Ammaa AaOr jaIjaI kI baataoM sao yah spYT haota hO.ApnaI Aismata kao caaoT phU^Mcanao pr BaI
kaimanaI pICo nahIM hTtI.saasa kI [cCa ko iva$w naaOkrI krnao ka inaNa-ya laokr gaRhsqaI
saMBaalatI hO.
kaimanI ko sasauralavaalao vah maata na bananao sao AsaMtuYT hao jaato hMO.kaimanaI tao pUNa-tyaa
~uiThIna hO laoikna pit SaoKr ipta bananao maoM Axama hO.laoikna kaimanaI Axama pit kao %yaaganao
koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.pit ko mana kao saMtuilat rKnao koilae saMtana kI kmaI kao pUna- krnao ka
145 gaulamaaohr ko gaucCo :maMjaula Bagat,, pR ,42
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Alaga AaOr AadSa- trIka vah ApnaatI hO.vah ek Anaaqaalaya ko baccao kao gaaod laotI hO
@yaaoMik Anaaqa baccao kao Gar, maaM, baap, saurxaa, iSaxaa Aaid kI kmaI hO.Apnao dovar ko baccao
kao gaaod na laonao ko karNa vah saasa kI dRiYT maoM naalaayak bahU bana gayaI hO.
kaimanaI svaaiBamaanaI AaOr pirpUNa- vyai@t%va kI QanaI hO.vah prMpragat jaIvana jaIto hue
BaI $iZ,yaaoM AaOr rIit-irvaaja,aoM pr p`har krtI hO.prMpragat naarI ko samaana vah AaMsau bahakr
inaScaoYz baOztI nahIM.vah pirisqaityaaoM ka saamanaa krko pit AaOr Gar kI rxaa krtI hO.vah
Aismata evaM Aa%maivaSvaasa ko saaqa Aagao baZ,kr pirvaar kao na[- rah sao saMvaartI hO.
‘caala’
BaartIya samaaja maoM Aqa- ka saMbanQa pu$Ya sao jauD,a huAa hO.laoikna sa<arao<ar kala maoM
iSaxaa ko karNa naarI BaI Aaiqa-k dRiYT sao svaavalaMbaI banaI.Aaiqa-k svaavalaMbana naarI kao
Aa%mainaBa-r banaata hO.vah Aa%mainaBa-r haokr saamaaijak tqaa rajanaOitk xao~aoM maoM BaI kaya- kr
rhI hO.Aaja naaOkrIpoSaa naarI kao daohro ]<ardaiya%vaaoM kao inaBaanaa pD,ta hO.ek AaOr ]sako
samaxa Gar kI ijammaodairyaa^M hOM AaOr dUsarI AaOr baahrI pirvaoSa BaI hO.]sao daonaaoM kaya-xao~aoM sao
jaUJanaa pD, rha hO.Aaiqa-k $p maoM svaavalaMbaI haonao pr BaI ]sao pairvaairk prMpraAaoM, $iZyaaoM,
p`qaaAaoM, maanyataAaoM evaM mayaa-daAaoM sao pUNa-tyaa maui@t nahIM imalaI hO.Gar ko baahr naaOkrIpoSaa naarI
kao kamakaja ko daOrana pu$YaaoM ko k[- trh ko A%yaacaaraoM ka saamanaa krnaa pD,ta hO.[sasao pit
kI SaMkalaU dRiYT sao naarI kao tnaavaaoM evaM saMGaYaao-M ka iSakar haonaa pD,ta hO.
rvaInd` kailayaa Wara ilaiKt ‘caala’ khanaI kI naaiyaka ikrNa kalaoja maoM AQyaaipka
hO.vah pit p`kaSa ko saaqa maClaI baaja,ar ko pasa caala maoM rhtI hOM.ikrNa kmaa kr laatI
hO.]saka pit kuC kmaanaovaalaa nahIM hO.ifr BaI vah hr samaya ikrNa pr havaI rhnaa caahta hO
AaOr ApnaI baatoM ikrNa sao manavaanaa caahta hO.ek kalaoja AQyaaipka koilae caala maoM rhnaa
yau@t nahIM hO laoikna ikrayao kao doKto hue [sasao ]pyau@t sqaana ]nhoM nahIM imalata hO.
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naaOkrIpoSaa naarI kao kamakaja ko daOrana eosao vyai@t sao BaI imala jaato hO jaao ]sao ApnaI
hvasa ka iSakar banaanaa caahto hOM.ikrNa kao gauNavantraya ka saamanaa krnaa pD,ta hO
gauNavantraya ka^laoja ko sTaf-saok`oTrI hO.vah AkarNa hI ikrNa kao k[- sauivaQaayaoM dota rhta
hO.ek baar gauNavantraya ikrNa sao maOnsaosa AaOr saO@sa ko baaro maoM khto hO.saarI baatoM ikrNa pit
p`kaSa kao bata dotI hO.tBaI sao p`kaSa SaMkalaU dRiYT sao ikrNa kao doKta hO.p`kaSa kI
JallaahT idnaaoM idna AiQakaiQak tIva` ho ]ztI hO.vah ApnaI p%naI kao baaolD haokr ]saka
saamanaa krnao kI p`orNaa dota hO.
“tumanao ek qaPpD, @yaaoM nahIM Qar idyaa ?”p`kaSa nao ikrNa sao kha qaa.
‘maOM baohd Gabara gayaI qaI.vah bahUt baoSama- sao mauJao tak rha qaa.” baaolaa, baobaI, mauJao
lagata hO, tuma iksaI saa[ka- sao@sauAla ]laJana maoM hao.tumhoM maOnsaosa tao samaya pr haoto hOM?
“hramaja,ada !” p`kaSa nao kha, “tumhoM caPpla sao ]sakI ipTa[- krnaI caaihe qaI.”
“maOM nao ]sakI trf doKa BaI nahIM AaOr drvaaja,a Kaolakr baahr Aa ga[-.”
“]sanao drvaaja,a baMd kr rKa qaa ?”
“nahIM! vah drvaaja,a Kulanao pr Apnao-Aap baMd hao jaata hO.kailaoja maoM saBaI drvaaja,o
eosao hOM.”
“tumanao hllaa nahIM ikyaa ?”
“nahIM, maOM turnt inaNa-ya nahIM lao pa[-.mauJao ABaI tk k^Mpk^pI Aa rhI hO.”
“tumhoM baahr inaklato doK vah Gabara gayaa yaa Klanaayak kI trh h^Msanao lagaa?”
“maOM nao ]sakI trf doKa BaI nahIM.mauJao bauZ} iksma ko AaiSakaoM sao vaOsao hI
nafrt hO.146”
146 rvaInd/ kailayaa kI khainayaa^: rvaInd/ kailayaa, pR ,224
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ifr BaI p`kaSa SaMka kao ilae ikrNa sao pUCta rhta hO “tuma mauJasao kuC iCpa tao nahIM
rhI? ”147
ikrNa [saka javaaba nahIM khkr GaUrkr p`kaSa kI trf doKtI hO.p`kaSa ka SaMkalaU
mana Apnao Aap hI saaocata hO-“]sa hramaKaor nao ja,$r caumbana vagaOrh lao ilayaa haogaa, jaao Aba yah
[tnaa proSaana hao rhI hO AaOr baar-baar mau^Mh pr saabauna paot rhI hO.”148
p`kaSa hr samaya havaI rhnaa caahta hO.ApnaI baatoM manavaanaa caahta hO.laoikna ikrNa
]sakI baataoM kao manaa kr dotI hO.p`kaSa nao saubah sao caaya BaI nahIM pI qaI.ikrNa kailaoja calaI
ga[- hO.p`kaSa nao kuC hI idnaaoM maoM k[- yaaojanaaAaoM ka p`a$p tOyaar kr ilayaa qaa.laoikna iksaI
BaI yaaojanaae^M ‘p`kaSa mao’M nahIM Aayaa.]sako ima~ iSavaond` jaao ek nanhI saI eDvaaTO-ijaMga ejaoMsaI-
pak,- Doivasa eND laI-calaanaovaalaa hO Gar maoM Aata hO.saMjanaa AaOr saunanda BaI ]sako saaqa hO.vao
laaoga imaD Aa[laOMD pr imaDnaa[T ipkinak manaanao koilae jaato hOM.iSavaond`, p`kaSa AaOr ikrNa
kao BaI saaqa laonaa caahta hOM AaOr p`kaSa Wara ikrNa sao kuC pra^Mzo saoMk laonaa AaOr naIMbaU ka
Acaar BaI laanao kao kh idyaa.yah saunakr ikrna kao k`aoQa Aayaa AaOr khtI hO ik “tumanao AaOr
tumharo daostaoM nao mauJao naaOkranaI samaJa rKa hO.saubah saat sao inaklaI Aba laaOTI hU^M, AaOr tumanao maoro
ilae dusara kama inakala rKa hO ik maOM khIM sausta na laU^M.rat kao BaI zIk sao saaonao nahIM
doto.kh dao jaakr maOM pra^Mzo nahIM saoMkU^MgaI.Aba yahaM maoro sar pr @yaaoM KD,o hao? jaakr daostaoM ko
saMga ipyaao AaOr maaOja ]DaAao.tumasao [tnaa BaI nahIM huAa ik kailaoja calao Aato.maorI maaOt BaI hao
jaae, tuma pr Asar nahIM pD,ogaa.pu$Ya hao na, [sailae saba mauAaf, hO.[-Svar koilae mauJao kuC
dor koilae AkolaI CaoD, dao.149” ikrNa yah khkr raonao lagaI.[sako baad vah iSavaond` sao
‘saa^rI’ khkr iTifna tOyaar krnaooM lagatI hO.[sa samaya vao laaoga ]saka jaldI tOyaar krnao koilae
khto hOM.naaOkrIpoSaa naarI kI proSaanaI pu$Ya laaoga kBaI nahIM samaJa sakto hOM.ikrNa khtI hO
147 rvaInd/ kailayaa kI khainayaa^: rvaInd/ kailayaa, pR ,224 148 vahI,, pR ,224 149 rvaInd/ kailayaa kI khainayaa^: rvaInd/ kailayaa, pR ,246
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ik “Aaja maoM iksaI BaI saUrt maoM nahIM jaa pa}^MgaI.saba laaoga majao ko maUD maoM hao AaOr maOM qakana-
qakana icallaatI rhU^M, yah mauJasao na haogaa! ipkainak ka majaa tBaI hO jaba saba laaoga naacanao gaanao
ko maUD, maoM hao.dUsaro, saubah mauJao kailaja BaI jaanaa hO.kamakaja ko raoja tumhoM yah imaDnaa[T
ipkinak kI @yaa saUJaI.saOTrDo naa[T kao ipkinak rKto, taik saNDo kao saba laaoga saao
pato.” 150 iSavaond` AaOr laD,ikyaa^M ipkinak koilae calao gayao.
p`kaSa AaOr ikrNa kmaro maoM laaOT AayaI.p`kaSa plaMga pr laoT gayaa.ikrNa BaI p`kaSa
ko inakT hI plaMga pr baOz gayaI AaOr p`kaSa ka haqa sahlaanao lagaI.p`kaSa ko mana ifr BaI
gauNavant ko saaqa-saMbanQaaoM kao laokr saSaMikt hao ]zta hO.vah ikrNa ko haqa JaTk
idyao.ikrNa p`kaSa kI AaOr BaI inakT AayaI.]sakI Aismata kao caaoT lagaI.[sailae ivad`aohI
svar maoM vah khtI hO ik “tuma BaI dUsaro gauNavantraya hao.tumamaoM AaOr pala maoM kao[- ivaSaoYa AMtr
nahIM hO.hmaoSaa s~I pr havaI rhnaa caahto hao.tuma caahto hao, vah tumharo saamanao raotI rho AaOr
tuma AaMsau paoMCkr baDPpna idKato rhao.tuma Apnao kao mana maoM iktnaa BaI ]dar samaJaao, s~I ko
baaro maoM tumharo ivacaar saidyaaoM puranao hOM.tuma caahto hao, vah ibanaa iksaI p`itraoQa ko tumharo
[stomaala maoM AatI rho.yahI samaJato hao na? yahI nahIM, Gar maoM maorI AaOkat naaOkranaI, maharaijana
AaOr mahrI sao j,yaada nahIM.Jauzlaa sakto hao maorI baat ha?o ” 151 [sapr p`kaSa kuC nahIM
baaolata, tao vah ]sakI bainayaana ko naIcao haqa lao jaatI hO.p`kaSa kao jaD, AaOr inarpoxa p`kar sao
da^MtaoM sao kaTnao lagatI hO.ifr BaI p`kaSa caupcaap KaT pr saaoyaa rhta hO tao nagna haokr Apnao
pRYT AaOr naana ]raoja ]sako saInao sao Tkranao lagatI hO.vah Apnaa SarIr p`kaSa pr [sa trh
pTk rhI qaI jaOsao p`kaSa p%qar kI isala hao AaOr vah ]sasao Tkra Tkrakr caknaacaUr hao
jaaegaI.[sa isqait maoM ]sakI saaMsaoM toja hao jaatI hO.vah kuC nahIM baaola patI.ifr BaI vah
kaoiSaSa krto hue baaolatI hO ik “tumhoM yahI GamaND hO na ik tuma pu$Ya hao.mauJasao taktvar hao,
mauJasao EaoYz hao.yahI samaJato hao na? hr pu$Ya yahI samaJata hO.magar maOM Aaja tumharo idmaaga sao
150 rvaInd/ kailayaa kI khainayaa^: rvaInd/ kailayaa,pR ,247 151 rvaInd/ kailayaa kI khainayaa^: rvaInd/ kailayaa, pR ,251
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saidyaaoM sao baOzI yah galatfhmaI inakala dU^MgaI.”152 vah ]<aojanaa ko AMitma ibandu pr phU^Mcakr
inadala hao jaatI hO AaOr p`kaSa ko }pr igar pD,tI hO.]saka SarIr psaInao sao tr hao jaata hO
AaOr ekdma zMDa.
p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka ikrNa kamakajaI naarI hO.kamakajaI naarI kao daohra daiya%va
vahna kr pD,ta hO.pu$Ya laaoga naaOkrIpoSaa naarI kI proSaanaI kao BalaI-Baa^MtI samaJa nahIM kr
sakto.[sailae naarI kao ivad`aoh krnaa pD,ta hO.ikrNa BaI pu$Ya kI galatfhmaI-vah s~I sao
EaoYz hao-pr ivad`aoh krtI hO, caunaaOtI dotI hO, svar BaI ]zatI hO.AMitma xaNaaoM tk saMGaYa- BaI
krtI hO.
‘maCilayaaM’
p`oma ka carma ]%kYa- Aasqaa AaOr ivaSvaasa maoM hO.Aasqaa, ivaSvaasa AaOr p`oma ko bala pr
maanava saba kuC nyaaoCavar krnao kao tOyaar hao jaata hO.nar AaOr naarI ko baIca AakYa-Na SaaSvat
hO.ipClao kuC vaYaao-M maoM p`oma SaarIirk AakYa-Na AaOr Aaiqa-k saurxaa tk saIimat haota jaa rha
hO.kBaI-kBaI p`oma maoM naayak AaOr naaiyaka ko baIca ek Klanaayak BaI haota hO.yah Klanaayak
s~I yaa pu$Ya hao sakta hO.
]Yaa ip`yaMvada Wara ilaiKt ‘maCilayaaM’ khanaI maoM dao pu$YaaoM AaOr dao is~yaaoM ko baIca ko
WnW kao ]Baara gayaa hO. yao is~yaa^M-ivajaI AaOr maukI-sahoilayaa^M hO.nayanatara mauKjaI- yaa maukI
fa[na AaT\sa\- kI Ca~a h,O vah taMbao ko pa~ gaZ,tI hO, ica~ banaatI hO AaOr saaofoisTkoToD
laD,kI, naTrajana sao sagaa[- BaI hao jaatI hO.manaISa ka ma^Mgaotr ivajaI hO.vah lagaatar p~
ilaKakr ivajaI kao Baart sao baulaayaa.AaOr ivavaah krnao koilae ivajaI GarvaalaaoM sao laD-iBaD,kr
gava- ko saaqa Amaoirka phU^Mca jaatI hO.laoikna ]sako phU^Mcanao ko phlao hI baohd p`tIxaa krnao sao
}ba gayaa manaISa Akolaa maOi@sakao cala dota hO AaOr baad maoM knaD,a BaI.hvaa[- AD,Do pr ivajaI
kao laonao koilae naTrajana Aata hO.naTrajana manaISa ka daost hO.AkolaI ivajaI naTrajana kao
152 rvaInd/ kailayaa kI khainayaa^: rvaInd/ kailayaa, pR ,251
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caahtI hO.manaISa Wara Akolao CaoD, jaanao pr naTrajana kao BaI ek baar ]sa pr lagaava
qaa.laoikna ]sa samaya ivajaI naTrajana kao ek k$Naamaya ima~ kI trh samaJatI hO.naTrajana
jaanata hO ik vah ivajaI koilae p`omaI yaa pit kBaI nahIM hao sakta.[sailae vah maukI sao saMbanQa
sqaaipt krta hO.[sailae ivajaI maukI sao [-Yyaa- krnao lagatI hO.vah samaya-samaya pr naTrajana
kao tanao dotI hO.
ivajaI, naTrajana kI maukI sao sagaa[- haonao pr BaI ]sasao baar-baar imalatI hO.ivajaI ka
maukI sao k`aoQa AaOr [-Yyaa- Baava baZ, jaata hO.p`arMBa maoM ivajaI AaOr maukI AcCI ima~ qaIM.naTrajana
nao ivajaI kao eyarpaoT- sao laokr maukI ko pasa hI CaoD, gayaa qaa.manaISa nao ivavaah krnao koilae
ivajaI kao Baart sao baulaayaa.pr maukI jaOsaI klaakar naarI nao manaISa kao AiQak AakiYa-t
ikyaa.manaISa kao maukI sao Pyaar hO, yah jaanakr ivajaI duKI hao ga[-.ek idna Saama kao maukI
AaOr ivajaI nao naTrajana AaOr manaISa kao Baaojana pr baulaayaa qaa.vaha^M ivajaI AaOr manaISa ko baIca
vaata-laap cala rha hO.tba ivajaI nao kha ik yaha^M Aakr Aba tk SaadI na haonao ko karNa
]sakI kafI badnaamaI hao rhI hO.[sako baaro maoM bahsa haokr daonaaoM ko baIca JagaD,a hao jaata hO
AaOr manaISa vaha^M sao calaa jaata hO.tba ivajaI ka [sa trh ka badlaava doKkr naTrajana AaOr
maukI vaha^M daOD, Aato hMO.saarI caIja,oM caaraoM Aaor foMk idyao jaato hOM.yah doKkr maukI kI Aismata
kao caaoT lagatI hO.vah khtI hO ik “[sa saba koilae Aap mauJao hI daoYaI zhra rho haoMga?”o , , ,
“Agar manaISa kao maOM ivajaI sao AcCI lagatI hU^M tao [samaoM maora @yaa daoYa? Aap hI bata[e, yaid maOM
ivajaI sao AiQak AakYa-k AaOr saaofoisTkoToD hU^M, tao @yaa yah kao[- ApraQa hO? , , ,manaISa kI
AaOr maorI $ica imalatI hO.vah laoKk maOM klaakar , , , ivajaI [ja e naa[sa gala,- magar ]samaoM
manaISa-sao vyai@t%va kI Aajanma pkD,kr baa^MQa rKnao kao hO hI @yaa?” 153
[na saBaI laaogaaoM ka ima~ hO naTrajana.vah C: saala sao ivadoSa maoM rhnaovaalaa hO.Baart maoM
mana-psand kI naaOkrI na imalanao sao vah vaha^M zhrto hO.naTrajana saba kI baat saunata hO.vah ek
153 iktnaa baD,a JaUz :]Yaa ip`yaMvada,, pR ,109-110
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knvaIinayaMT vyai@t hO.[sailae saBaI Apnao mana kI baat ]sasao kh laotao hO.JagaD,o ko baad
Asptala maoM BatI- haonao ko baad manaISa ivajaI kao doKnao koilae nahIM Aayaa.jaUna maoM manaISa saamaana
baa^MQa-baU^MQakr knaaDa cala jaata hO AaOr ivajaI vaaiSaMGaTna laa[ba`orI Aa^f kaMga`osa maoM kama krnao
lagatI hO.JagaD,o ko baad naTrajana nao ivajaI kao ek nayaa CaoTa saa ApaT-maoMT, laa[ba`orI ko pasa
hI, ZU^Zkr inaklaa. ]saka naTrajana ko p`it Pyaar baZta hO.laoikna naTrajana sao [sako baaro maoM
cacaa- krnao ka saahsa ]namaoM nahIM qaa.AMt maoM ivajaI samaJa laotI hO ik maukI AaOr naTrajana byaah
krnao jaa rho hO.yah saunakr ]sao lagata hO ik maukI nao ek baar ifr ]sao praijat kr idyaa
hO.ivajaI ka maukI sao [-Yyaa Baava [tnaa baZ, jaata hO ik ivajaI kI ‘Aba maukI kI gad-na pkD,kr
saIMcanao kI [cCa haotI h,O mana haota hO ]sakI ka^fI maoM jahr imalaakr iplaa doM, ]sako ApaT-maoMT
maoM Aaga lagaa doM AaOr isalk kI thaoM maoM laoTI maukI lapTaoM maoM iGar jaayao AaOr ]sakI caIKoM QauyaoM
AaOr caTKtI lakiD,yaaoM maoM Kao jaayaoM.’
naTrajana kI maukI sao sagaa[- haonao pr BaI ivajaI ]sasao imalatI hO.vah knaaDa jaanao koilae
naTrajana sao ek hjaar Dalar maaMgatI hO.naTrajana nao jaoba sao caok-bauk inakalaI AaOr pnd`h saaO
Dalar ka caOk ilaKkr do dota hO.AaOr ivajaI kao eyarpaoT- BaI lao jaata hO.ivavaah ko baad ek
saaqa rhnao koilae maukI AaOr naTrajana nao ek nayaa Gar KrIda.saaja-sajaavaT BaI cala rhI
hO.[saI baIca maoM maukI kao pta imalata hO ik naTrajana kI, ]sasao sagaa[- haonao pr BaI ivajaI sao
saMbanQa hO.naTrajana ivajaI sao ivada laokr eyarpaoT- sao laaOTkr yah baat maukI kao saunaanao koilae
nayao Gar kI Aaor cala pD,ta hO.laoikna naTrajana-ivajaI ko saMbanQa ko baaro maoM jaananaovaalaI maukI
naTrajana kao doKkr Aak`amak hao jaatI hO. ‘maukI nao isar ]zakr ]sao doKa, ifr tojaI sao
baayaIM ]^MgalaI sao A^MgaUzI inakalakr ]sakI Aaor foMktI hu[- baaolaI, “yah laao ApnaI A^MgaUzI AaOr
calao jaaAao yahaM sao.maOM tumasao baaolanaa tk nahIM caahtI.”154 yah saunakr naTrajana stbQa hao
jaata hO.]sanao maukI sao [sako karNa pUCa laoikna maukI nao ]<ar nahIM idyaa, ]sako SarIr maoM
154 iktnaa baD,a JaUz :]Yaa ip`yaMvada,, pR ,126
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tD,ptI maClaI kI trh ek lahr daOD, ga[-.]sako caohro pr gahrI ASaaint qaI AaOr saaro idna
raonao sao AaKoM fUlakr laaya hao ga[- qaIM. “mauJasao pUCto hao? @yaa svayaM jaanato nahIM? mauJao tao rh-
rhkr yahI Aa^Msata hO ik tuma [tnao JaUzo, caalabaaja kOsao hao sako! pUrI gamaI- tuma vaaiSaMgaTna ]sasao
imalanao jaato rho, mauJasao ek baar BaI nahIM batayaa.maOM yaha^M fNaI-car Aa^MD-r kr rhI qaI, pod- banaa
rhI qaI, tuma vaha^M saOr kr rho qao.”155 ifr naTrajana QaIro kNz sao khnaovaalao ko baaro maoM
pUCa. “jaanao sao phlao ivajaI maoro pasa Aa[- qaI.ijasao sada sao ]sanao nafrt kI, ]sao yah batae
ibanaa kOsao calaI jaatI! ]saI nao batayaa ik tumanao ]sao pnd`h saaO Dalar ide hOM, Da@Tr ko pasa
jaanao AaOr [MiDyaa laaOT jaanao koilae.phlao maOM nao ]sa pr ivaSvaasa nahIM ikyaa.mauJao #yaala BaI na
qaa ik tuma [tnaa Aagao baZ, jaaAaogao.pr , , ,pr Aaja fnaI-car kI dUkana sao faona Aayaa ik maOM nao
jaao caok ]nhoM idyaa vah baOMk sao vaapsa laaOT Aayaa ik vaha^M pyaa-Pt Qana nahIM hO.tuma mauJao lagaa
ik , , ,” 156 ApnaI Aismata kao haonaovaalaa caaoT na sahkr vah ifr BaI khto hO ik “ , , ,ivajaI
ko saaro A%yaacaar maOM nao caup haokr saho.saaocatI qaI ik vah pagala hO, AaOr naadana hO.mauJasao
ivavaah ka p`stava krko BaI tuma ]sasao caupcaap imalato rho, tba BaI maOM nao kuC nahIM kha.saaocatI
qaI ik ekbaar jaba maoro inakT Aakr phcaana laaogao, tao ]sao fUla jaaAaogao.saaocaa qaa ik tumhoM
[tnaa sauK dU^MgaI , , ,” 157 yah saba baatoM saunakr naTrajana nao ApnaI hI baat maukI kao saunaanao kI
kaoiSaSa kI.laoikna maukI QaOya-pUva-k khtI hO ik “ na Aba kuC nahIM saunaU^MgaI.maOM BaI bahUt maainanaI
hU^M, naTrajana bahUt dp- maoro Andr BaI hO.AaOr maOM nao bahUt QaIrja rKa, pr Aba AaOr nahIM sah
sakU^MgaI.gaao Avao.yah ivavaah nahIM haogaa.maOM iksa p`kar tumhoM Aadr AaOr Eawa sao doK sakU^MgaI!
mauJao tumhara Qana nahIM caaihe qaa.maoro ipta ko pasa bahUt Qana hO.maOM samaJatI qaI ik tuma Cla-
kpT sao }pr, A%yant ivaSaala hao, AaOr [sailae mana-hI-mana p`arMBa sao hao tumhoM caahtI Aa[-
155 iktnaa baD,a JaUz :]Yaa ip`yaMvada, pR ,127 156 vahI,, pR ,127 157 vahI,, pR ,127
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qaI.” 158 [sa trh maukI AaOr naTrajana ivajaI sao saMbanQa ko karNa WnW kI isqait maoM phU^Mca
jaatI hO. ivavaah ko phlao maukI ApnaI Aismata ip`ya pu$Ya ko saamanao CaoD,nao koilae tOyaar BaI
nahIM hO.
ivajaI k`uw haokr maukI kao ‘Dayana’ pukartI hO.JagaD,o ko baad nayao ApaT-maoMT maoM ivajaI
ko saaro saamaana maukI nao pOk kr dI.inaraEaya haokr Baart sao Aae tao Apnao hI Gar maoM sqaana do
idyaa.[sa saBaI p`kar sahayata krnao pr BaI ivajaI Apnao maaMgaotr sao ifr BaI saMbanQa jaarI rKnao
sao maukI kI Aismata kao caaoT lagatI AaOr ApnaI Aismata kI rxaa koilae ip`ya pu$Ya kao CaoD,nao
koilae BaI tOyaar hao jaatI hO.
‘Apnao Apnao dayaro’
Baart maoM Aaja BaI naarI kI dSaa A%yant SaaocanaIya evaM inandnaIya hO.A@sar naarI hI
naarI kI sabasao baDI Sa~u bana jaatI hO.vah dUsaro kao }pr ]znao ka Avasar nahIM dotI.AaOr ek
naarI dUsarI naarI kao sauKI nahIM doK saktI.ivavaahpUva- kala maoM baoTI iksaI na iksaI kI AaiEata
haotI hO.p`acaIna BaartIya maanyataAaoM ko Anausaar baoTI maata-ipta kI doKroK maoM rhtI hO.iSaxaa,
saamaaijak pirvat-na evaM saMivaQaana Wara p`d<a AiQakaraoM ko karNa svaatM~\yaao<ar kala maoM is~yaaoM
kI maanaisakta maoM baD,a AMtr Aayaa hO.
isammaI hiYa-ta Wara ilaiKt ‘Apnao Apnao dayaro’ ko mau#ya pa~ tIna bahnaoM hOM-Ait, imait
AaOr inait.Ait la^MgaD,I hO AaOr ]saka ivavaah nahIM hao sakta.inait Apnaa kOiryar banaanao
koilae Gar sao baahr inakla jaatI hO.[nakI maaM kI maR%yau hao caukI hO.[sailae [nhoM ipta pr
AaiEat haonaa pD,ta hO.[na bahnaaoM ko baD,o Baa[- AaOr papa BaI GauTna-Bara jaIvana ibatato
hOM.khanaI ko AarMBa maoM baD,o Baa[- saahba kao ApnaI dFtrI fa[la ZU^MZ,to samaya iksaI ek pustk
sao ek p~ imalata hO.vah imait AaOr ]sakI baD,I bahna Ait sao BaI [sako baaro maoM pUCta
hO.laoikna daonaaoM khtI hOM ik vao AnaiBa& hOM.[nako Gar maoM saMdIp naamak ek laD,ka, po[Mga-gaosT
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ko taOr pr rhta hO.laoikna ]sasao yah p`Sna pUCnao kI takt baD,o Baa[- maoM nahIM hO.@yaaoMik eosao
pUCnao sao Apmaana BaI hao sakta hO, Apnaa hI AaOr Aitiqa ka BaI. bahnaaoM, Baa[- AaOr papa kI
inaraSaa, kuMza AaOr GauTna BarI icantaAaoM sao khanaI Aagao baZ,tI hO.
AMt maoM Baa[- saahba inaita kao baulaata hO, jaao ]sa pustk kI maalaikna hO, ijasasao yah
p~ inakala hO.inait kao Gar ko saamanao ko Kola ko maOdana sao ma^gavaata hO.baD,o Baa[- saaOmya svar maoM
ibanaa iksaI saMSaya sao inait sao pUCta hO.‘inait psaInao sao laqapqa ABaI tk ha^f rhI qaI .f`ak
ka Gaora ]zakr mau^h paoMCa AaOr p~ kao ibanaa ilae-ide, dRiYT kao caukato-]zato hue kha “maOM
nao ilaKa hO.”159 torh-caaOdh vaYaI-ya inait ka ]<ar saunakr AivaSvaasa AaOr BaUlaopna sao Baa[- ]sao
doKta hO.saMdIp po[Mga-gaosT AaOr Baa[- saahba ko gahro ima~ ko $p maoM yaha^M pr rhnao koilae Aayao
tao papa nao kovala inait pr Baraosaa ikyaa qaa AaOr }pr Kanaa phU^Mcanao ka kama inait kao idyaa
qaa.inait ko ivaSvaasaGaat pr kRw haokr, k[- idnaaoM ko saMSaya AaOr AivaSvaasa janya tpava-
tnaava kao baDo Baa[- nao haqaaoM maoM Barkr inait kao maara.saMQyaa kao papa Aa^ifsa sao Aae tao inait
daODkr ]sako pasa phU^McaI AaOr ilapTkr kha ik “papa! Bayyaa nao Aaja mauJao bahUt maara hO.
doKao yaha,^M yaha^M, yao .” 160 papa nao baD,o Qyaana AaOr Pyaar Baro SabdaoM maoM maarnao ko karNa ko baaro
maoM pUCa tba laD,kI nao sapaT kha idyaa- “ maOM nao saMdIp Bayaa kao p~ ilaKa qaa na
[sailae.papa, maOM saMdIp sao SaadI k$^MgaI BaUlaI-ibasarI, nagaNya saI inait [tnaI spYT hao gayaI ik
sabakI AaMKoM cauMiGayaanao lagaIM .papa nao saarI qa@kna ]sa pr ]tar dI AaOr saIQao }pr jaakr
kh Aae “ saMdIp! tuma Aaja hI yah kmara KalaI kr dao , , ,.inait }pr ga[- AaOr kmaro ko
baahr talaa lagaa Aa[- - “saMdIp khIM nahIM jaa sakta.maOM ja,hr Ka laU^MgaI , , ,.”161
159 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta,, pR ,37 160 vahI, pR 38 161 vahI, pR ,38
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p`acaIna BaartIya AadSao-M ko Anausaar p`aya: is~yaaM pirvaar ko baDo Baa[--bahnaaoM ka
AnausarNa krtI qaI.maaM-baap kI [cCa ko iva$w kao[- BaI Sabd ]nako mau^Mh sao nahIM inaklata qaa,
ivaSaoYat: ivavaah ko baaro maoM.laoikna p`stut khanaI maoM hma doK sakto hOM ik laD,kI nao saahsa
krko Apnao ipta sao spYT kha idyaa hO ik vah saMdIp sao SaadI kroMgaI.ha^M zIk hO, sa<arao<ar
kala kI naarI ApnaI Aismata kao phcaanatI hO.Apnao AiQakar koilae svar BaI inakalatI hO.
‘]saka mana’
sa<arao<ar kala maoM naarI kI p`oma saMbanQaI dRiYT BaI badlaI hO.]sako p`oma saMbanQaaoM maoM phlao
sao j,yaada svatM~ta evaM svacCta AayaI hO.vaOSvaIkrNa ko [sa yauga maoM pu$Ya ko samaana str pr
Aakr naarI nao p`oma ko prMpragat maUlyaaoM kao badla Dalaa hO.s~I, p`oma kI ijasa gahra[- kao, pUNa-%va
kao AaOr AnaUBait ko ijasa $p kao caahtI hO ]sao samaJa panaa AaOr ]sakI pUtI- krnaa pu$Ya
koilae A@sar saMBava nahIM hO.
isammaI hiYa-ta kI ‘]saka mana’ kI naarI Apnao saMbanQaaoM kI tlaaSa inajaI Qaratla pr
krtI hO.ikntu naarI ApnaI prMpragat maanaisakta ko karNa p`oma maoM phla nahIM kr patI.
kBaI-kBaI p`oma kI AiBavyai@t vaaNaI maoM na haokr maaOna maoM haotI hO AaOr p`omaI-p`oimaka ek-dUsaro
kao doKto-doKto kafI samaya ibata doto hOM AaOr vao dUsaraoM sao kuC kh nahIM pato.daonaaoM p`omaI-
p`oimaka ka^laoja maoM pZto hO.laoikna Alaga-Alaga ka^laoja AaOr Alaga-Alaga ivaYaya maoM. ikntu
ek hI basa maoM jaato hMO AaOr laaOTto hOM.naarI ko ka^laoja ko rasto pr kovala vahI ek basa calatI
qaI AaOr ]sako ilae Anaok basaaoM kI sauivaQaa qaI.laoikna daonaaoM ek saaqa Apnao- Apnao GaraoM sao
inaklato hO AaOr laaOTto hO.caup rhnao pr BaI daonaaoM ko baIca ek maaOna-saMbaMQa calata hO.[samaoM yah
[cCa p`bala rhtI hO ik phla kI jaayao, ikntu phla kro kaOna? jaba phla nahIM hao patI tao
jaIvana maoM gatI ko sqaana pr zhrava Aa jaata hO AaOr mana maoM klpnaa kI gait tIva` hao jaatI
hO.k[- vaYa- baIt gae.naarI f`ak sao saaD,I maoM badla ilayaa, pZa[- sao naaOkrI maoM badla ilayaa laoikna
p`oma svaPna tao yaqaaqa- maoM nahIM badlaa.vah mana ka vaSa maoM rKnao ko karNa mana kI baatoM kovala mana
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maoM hI rhtI hO.vah pu$YaaoM kI trh jaIvana jaInaa caahtI hO.vah Aist%va kI tlaaSa pu$YaaoM ko
vyai@t%va sao krtI hO.laoikna ‘]saka mana’ kI naarI bahUt svaaiBamaanaI hO.vah ApnaI hI raya
saBaI pirisqaityaaoM maoM p`kT krnao koilae tOyaar BaI hO. “maOM bahUt svaaiBamaanaI hU^M.jaha^M maOM kama
krtI hU^M vaha^M pirisqait Aa pD,nao pr Apnao mau#yaaiQakarI ko saamanao maOM bahsa kao raok nahIM
patI.maOM khtI hU^M -Apnao AiQakar AaOr saccaa[- koilae @yaaoM na laD, jaae? @yaaoM iksaI ka
galat AaOr AkarNa dbadbaa saha jaae?”162 vah caahtI hO ik ]saka p`omaI hI phla kro.vah
prMpragat $p sao calaI Aa rhI p`oma saMbanQaI galat QaarNaa ko baaro maoM saaocatI hO “p`oma ko maamalao maoM
AiBavyai@t kI phla pu$Ya kI trf sao hI haonaI caaihe. eosaa @yaaoM hO? yah daonaaoM trf
p`itYza AaOr svaaiBamaana ka p`Sna @yaaoM hO? pu$Ya kao jaba kao[- laD,kI psaMd haotI hO tao A@sar
vao ApnaI Baavanaa p`kT kr doto hOM AaOr yaid laD,kI kI kao[- psaMd hao tao?” 163
ek idna vah DODI ko Aa^ifsa maoM jaakr baar-baar ]sako Gar ka nMabar Dayala kr
idyaa.]sakI Aavaaja, ‘hOlaao hOlaao’ saunanao pr BaI vah kuC nahIM baaolaI.Ant maoM ‘saa^rI’ khkr
faona rK idyaa.jaba BaI SaadI AaOr laD,ko ka savaala Gar maoM ]zta hO, vah iksaI na iksaI karNa
sao yah taoD, dotI hO yaa Anajaanao maoM hI saba kuC TUT-fUT jaata hO.
SaadI ko baaro maoM ]saka ivad`aohI mana saaocata hO ik “maOM iksaI eosao pu$Ya sao SaadI kOsao kr
saktI hU^M jaao ek ko baad dUsarI laD,kI kao irjao@T krto rhto hOM? eosao pu$Ya Apnao-Aapkao
@yaa samaJato hOM?iksaI eosao sao BaI kao[- kOsao ivavaah kr sakta hO jaao khta hO laD,kI ]sako
Sahr maoM Aae AaOr ]sasao imalao @yaaoMik vah bahUt vyast hO AaOr CuT\TI nahIM lao sakta.@yaa yah
iksaI BaI trh sao ek saaOmya vyavahar hO? @yaa yah kao[- naaOkrI ka [nTrvyaU hO? ” 164 ]saka
svaaiBamaanaI mana Apnao-Aap khta hO “maOM SaadI koile iksaI ko BaI pICo nahIM Baaga saktI.Aaja
162 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta, pR ,141-142 163 vahI, pR ,142 164 vahI, pR ,146
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ka pu$Ya AaQauinak AaOr vyast haonao ko naama pr yaa s~I kI svatM~ta ko naama pr AsaBya yaa
maUlyahIna @yaaoM haota jaa rha hO.” 165 vah caahtI hO ik ivavaah Aaid ko maamalao maoM GarvaalaaoM kao
laD,kI kI raya BaI laI jaanaI caaihe AaOr ]sao svatM~ta haonaI caaihe tBaI vah Apnao DODI sao
saaf-saaf kh dotI hO “maOM Qama-, jaatI ka Baod-Baava nahIM maanatI, laD,ka AcCa haonaa
caaihe.”166 [sako baad laaogaaoM ko vyavahar ko daoAapna pr k`aoQa p`kT krto hue vah saaocatI hO
“@yaa hma Apnao ivacaar tk vya@t nahIM kr sakto? baahr laaogaaoM ko saamanao baD,I SaoKI maarto hO
Qama- AaOr jaatI ko ivaraoQa kI AaOr Gar maoM eosaa vyavahar krto hO!poronTsa Aar jaonarlaI
ihpaok`oT.” 167 pirvaarvalaaoM kao ek laD,ko laD,ka psaMd hO tao vah dRZ,inaScayaI haokr mana maoM
saaocatI hO “hma ijasao caahoM ]sasao ivavaah kroM-]sako saaqa rhoM yahI tao jaIvana hO.na jaana na
phcaana AaOr kuC vyai@tyaaoM ko baIca-bacaava Wara SaadI hao rhI hO-calao jaa rho hOM. gaaMz maoM baMQao
hue pICo-pICo?eosaI SaadI sao na SaadI BalaI.”168
saamanaovaalao saD,k pr sao maihlaaAaoM ka ek jaulaUsa inakla rha hO.Aah\laad BarI Saaor
caaraoM Aaor gaU^Mjato hOM.laoikna yah Asaamaanya QaUma-QaD,@ka kovala ek idna ka hO AaOr ifr
ijandgaI Bar tk gahrI baoraOnak cauPpI.vah Kud saaocatI hO ik “]saka svaaiBamaana hO tao @yaa maora
nahIM? saarI ijandgaI hI baIt jaae tao BaI maOM ]sao kBaI nahIM khU^MgaI.”169 [satrh vah Apnao
Aist%va kI tlaaSa Apnao p`omaI AaOr Apnao pirvaoSa ko baIca maoM sao krtI hO.AMt maoM ]sao lagata hO
‘hma bahUt badla gayao hOM , , ,kBaI lagata hO samaya ko saaqa hma bahUt badla gae hOM.kBaI lagata hO
hma ja,ra nahIM badlao kovala samaya badlaa hO.’170 [sa p`kar ]saka mana kI naarI ivavaah ko pUva- hI
165 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta pR ,146 166 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta, pR ,146 167 vahI, pR ,147 168 vahI, pR ,148 169 vahI, pR ,148 170 vahI, pR ,148
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Apnao Aist%va ko baaro maoM sacaot hO AaOr hr trh sao ]sa ka doKBaala krtI hO.vah ApnaI
Aismata kI tlaaSa sada krtI rhtI hO.
‘cak`Baaoga’
ivavaah-pUva- kala maoM is~yaa^M p`aya: Apnao maata-ipta pr AaiEat haotI hO.vah saaQaarNat:
Apnao maata-ipta kI [cCanausaar AaOr saamaaijak maanyataAaoM ko Anausaar AacarNa krtI
hO.maQyavagaI-ya pirvaaraoM maoM kBaI-kBaI Aaiqa-k ABaava yaa iknhIM Anya karNaaoM sao ivavaah maoM dorI
hao jaatI hO.eosaI is`qait maoM naarI kao ApnaI BaavanaayaoM evaM [cCayaoM dbaakr rKnaI pD,tI
hO.laD,kI caahkr BaI ivavaah kI baat pirvaar maoM nahIM kh saktI.vah yaa tao ivad`aoh na ikyao
caupcaap rhtI hO yaa Apnaa Aak`aoSa mana hI mana vya@t krtI hO yaa Apnao pirvaoSa maoM ApnaI
Aismata kI tlaaSa krnao lagatI hO.isammaI hiYa-ta Wara ilaiKt ‘cak`Baaoga’ maoM naaiyaka tuYaI ipta
ko saMdBa- maoM ApnaI Aismata kI tlaaSa krtI hO.
p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka tuiYa jaba CaoTI qaI ]sakI maaM kI maR%yau hao ga[- qaI.ipta nao
]sao pala-paosakr baDa ikyaa qaa.jaba vah CaoTI qaI tba ]sao papa ka Pyaar AcCa lagata
qaa.]saI samaya papa ]sakoilae p`qama vyai@t qao jaao ]sao laaD-Pyaar krta qaa.tuiYa saaocatI hO
ik Aba vah baD,I hao gayaI hO.maQyavagaI-ya pirvaar kI saaQaarNa yauvaityaaoM kI trh vah BaI SaadI
krnaa caahtI hO AaOr Apnao vyai@t%va kao Alaga phcaananaa caahtI hO. “maorI saBaI sahoilayaaoM ka
ivavaah hao cauka hO-sarlaa ka, maIta ka AaOr naIta nao tao p`oma-ivavaah ikyaa hO.kovala ek raQaa
AaOr maOM hI rh gae hOM.” 171 vah ifr saaocatI ho ik vah baD,I hao gayaI hO laoikna papa ]sakI
SaadI @yaaoM nahIM krvaayaa? vah Apnao ipta sao ko p`it k`uw BaI hao jaatI hO .“mauJao tao lagata hO
jaOsao papa mauJao Baojanaa hI nahIM caahto.papa mauJao bahUt Pyaar krto hO na! maOM caaho iktnaI hI CaoTI
AaOr javaana idKnao ka ya%na k$^M ifr BaI lagata hO ik maOM hr raoja, baUZI hao rhI haU^M.maoro isar maoM
jagah-jagah safod baala sau[- kI naaok kI trh KD,o haonao lagao hOM.maOM jaOsao Qyaana na donao yaaogya vastu
171 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta, pR ,10
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hao gayaI hU^M.khIM kuC BaI tajagaI, nayaapna, ]%saah mauJa maoM SaoYa nahIM rha.kBaI-kBaI mauJao papa
pr baD,a gaussaa Aata hO.hmaoSaa mauJao CaoTI-saI gauiD,yaa hI samaJato hOM.]f, maOM AaOr iktnaI baD,I
hao jaa}^M! lagata h,O papa maorI SaadI kBaI nahIM kr pae^Mgao.”172
tuiYa kI saholaI raQaa kI SaadI hao gayaI hO.]sakI ivada nao tuiYa kao bahUt $laayaa
hO.raQaa kI ivada[- ko samaya vah [sa icanta pr nahIM rao[- ik ]sakI saKI jaa rhI hO yaa ]sakI
ima~ta AaOr baataoM ka ekmaa~ saU~ TUT jaaegaa, varnaa vah Kud nahIM jaa saktI qaI. “maOM
[sailae nahIM rao[- ik raQaa maorI saKI jaa rhI h,O [sailae nahIM rao[- ik raQaa kI ivada ko saaqa
Aaja maorI ima~ta AaOr baataoM ka ekmaa~ saU~ BaI TUT jaaegaa, raonaa [sailae qaa ik maOM nahIM jaa
rhI qaI.” 173 papa sao vah Apnao ivavaah kI baat khnaa caahtI qaI, laoikna yah baat khnao kI
Sai@t ]samaoM nahIM hO . “papa, tuma maoro ilae caaho ijatnaa kuC @yaaoM na krao caaho ijatnaa maora
Qyaana @yaoMa na rKao pr maora ek kama nahIM ikyaa tao maoM samaJaU^MgaI tumanao maoroilae kuC nahIM
ikyaa.papa tuma BaI maora ivavaah krao na.”174
tuiYa kao palanao-paosanao koilae ipta nao dUsarI SaadI nahIM kI qaI.Aba tuiYa saaocatI hO ik
]saI trh papa ]sakI SaadI BaI nahIM kr pae^Mgao.jaao papa ]sao phlao AcCo lagato qao vahI ]sao
Aaja AcCo nahIM lagato hO.Aba ]sao papa kI ]sa pr AiQakar rKnao vaalaI baatoM baomaanaI lagatI
hOM.vah ApnaI ijandgaI kao papa sao Alaga krnaa caahtI hO.vah yah BaI caahtI hO ik Gar maoM
papa ko naama p~ na Aakr ]sako naama pr AayaoM.papa kI [sa tanaaSaahI kao caunaaOtI dokr k[-
baatoM jaIvana maoM phlaI baar ikyaa hO. “Aaja ek laMbao Antrala ko baad kuC ilaKnao baOzI hU^M. , ,
,jaIvana maoM phlaI baar ek kama ibanaa papa sao pUCo haota jaa rha hO.” 175Aaja jaIvana maoM phlaI
baar maOM nao Gar ka banQa drvaajaa Kaola idyaa h,O vah drvaaja,a jaao kovala papa kI Aavaaja, pr
kovala papa koilae Kulata qaa.tuiYa ApnaI SaadI ko baat iptajaI kao khnaa caahtI qaI.pr
172 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta, pR ,11 173 vahI, pR ,14 174 vahI, pR ,14 175 vahI, pR ,17
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caahkr BaI vah ApnaI baat nahIM kr patI.jaba tuiYa kao lagata hO ik ]sako papa ]sakI SaadI
nahIM kroMgao.tba vah Apnao mana hI mana saaocatI hO ‘@yaa maora p`vaasa kBaI samaaPt nahIM haogaa? mauJao
Apnaa doSa @yaa kBaI nahIM imalaogaa? ”176
[sap`kar tuiYa ivavaah kI baat ipta sao khnao maoM saMkaoca krtI hO.[sasao ]%pnna pID,a
kao vah caupcaap sahkr mana hI mana Apnao pirvaoSa maoM ApnaI Aismata kI tlaaSa krnao lagatI hO.
‘ek AaOr ivavaah’
AaQauinakIkrNa ko [sa yauga maoM ivavaah ek saamaaijak samaJaaOta maa~ maanaa jaata hO.s~I-
pu$Ya ka prspr AakYa-Na jaha^M sahja hO vahaM ek-dUsaro sao saMbanQa sqaapna kI p`ik`yaa BaI hu[-
hO.laoikna p`oma krnao sao yaa ivavaah krnao sao pUva- Apnao inajaI Aist%va kI tlaaSa kao BaI
]<araQauinak naarI mah%va dotI hO.pu$Ya kao samap-Na krnao sao pUva- naarI pu$Ya maoM Apnao inajaI
Aist%va kao Kaojanaa caahtI hO.
maRdulaa gaga- kI ‘ek AaOr ivavaah’ kI naaiyaka hO kaomala.bacapna maoM caar bahanaaoM ko
pirvaar maoM vah sabasao EaoYz bauiw-jaIiva maanaI jaatI qaI.pZ,nao-ilaKnao AaOr baakI saba kaya-
klaapaoM maoM vah Aagao rhtI qaI.]sako ipta ek kMpnaI ko maailak qao AaOr bauiwjaIiva BaI qao.vah
pu~ ko ABaava maoM pui~yaaoM kao ]cca-iSaxaa AaOr svatM~ ivacaar-Sai@t donao maoM jauTo qao.kaomala
idllaI ko ka^laoja maoM laO@carr hao gayaI.pZna- ilaKnao AaOr tk- krnao maoM samaya vyatIt
krtI.tba vah ka^laoja ko sTaf $ma maoM baOzkr ivavaah ko baaro maoM khtI hO. “maOM vyavaisqat
ivavaah maoM ivaSvaasa nahIM krtI.vah ivavaah nahIM, jabardstI iksaI ka pllaU pkD, laonaa haota
hO.dao karNaaoM sao eosaa krnao kI AavaSyakta pD, saktI hO, Aaiqa-k AvalaMbana kI Kaoja yaa
SaarIirk sauK.phlao kI kma-sao-kma hmaoM ja,$rt nahIM hO AaOr rha dUsara, tao ]sakoilae ivavaah
ko banQana kI AavaSyakta nahIM hO.baohtr hO mau@t p`oma jaao baasaI haonao pr foMk idyaa jaa sakta
hO.ivavaah tba krnaa caaihe jaba pu$Ya kao ]sako ibanaa saba Aqa-hIna maalaUma pD,o AaOr s~I ]sako
176 kmaro maoM banQa AaBaasa tqaa Anya khainayaa^M :isammaI hiYa-ta, pR ,21
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ibanaa BaI pUNa- samap-Na krnao kao vyaga` hao, tBaI vaastivak eo@ya hao sakta hO.”177AakYa-k
vyai@t%vavaalaI kaomala, raomaaMsa kao AiQak mah%va dotI hO. “jaIvana maoM hmaoM sao@sa sao j,yaada raomaaMsa
kI Kaoja haotI hO AaOr vyavaisqat ivavaah ka Aqa- hO raomaaMsa kao itlaaMjalaI.”178
kala AaOr pirisqait ko Anausaar naarI kI maanaisakta maoM badlaava AatI hO.yaha^M
saaQaarNa s~I ko samaana lajjaaSaIla na haokr ivavaah AaOr sao@sa ko baaro maoM ApnaI icanta Kulao
Aama p`kT krtI hO kaomala.kaomala kI saholaI hO ranaI. vah tao caMcala, Aa%mainaBa-r AaOr
spYTvaadI laD,kI qaI.]sakI raya maoM maatR%va kI BaUK svatM~ vyai@t%va kI is~yaaoM kao nahIM haotI,
kma-sao-kma Ainavaaya- $p sao nahIM. “ivavaah saBaI vyavaisqat haoto hOM.yahaM baahrI sajjaa kao
prK kr AaOr vahaM piScama maoM baahrI sajjaa maoM bahkr.saccaa p`oma haonao sao, ]sao ivavaah kI Aigna
prIxaa maoM na hI Dalaa jaae tao AcCa hO.AaOr ifr Kuba hMsa kr kha qaa, “jahaM tk Apnaa
savaala hO, mauJao tao baccao caaihe.ibanaa ivavaah ko imala jaaeM tao bahUt Kuba, vanaa- ivavaah krnaa hI
pD,ogaa.”179
BaartIya prMpra ko Anausaar ivavaah ko ibanaa saMtana kI kamanaa krnaa, ivavaah ikyao ibanaa
ApnaI SaarIirk BaUK imaTanaa inaiYaw AaOr jaGanya ApraQa BaI hO.[sa trh ivavaah kao inarqa-k
AaOr baonaamaI GaaoiYat kr ranaI BaI ApnaI Aismata kI Kaoja krtI hO.
kaomala ka madna ko saaqa ivavaah hao gayaI, jaao Aaz vaYa- Amaoirka maoM rhkr Aayaa
qaa.daonaaoM ko baIca laMbao saMvaad hao jaanao ko baad kaomala nao ivavaah koilae Anaumait dI qaI “AaOr
is~yaaoM kI trh kaomala kao Apnao mauK yaa doh ko laavaNya pr gava- nahIM qaa.Saayad vah jaanatI
BaI nahIM qaI ik vah saundr hO yaa nahIM.pr gava- qaa AvaSya.ApnaI spYTvaaidta pr, ApnaI
ivacaaraoM kI svatM~ta pr, ApnaI AaDMbarhIna AaQauinakta pr.”180madna ka p`qama cauMbana pakr
177 iktnaI kOdoM :maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,68 178 vahI, pR ,69 179 vahI, pR ,69 180 iktnaI kOdoM :maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,69
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kaomala kao pulak ka AnauBava nahIM haota.madna ko AailaMgana maoM BaI ]sao AakYa-Na puMja kao dIPt
krnaovaalaI JaMJaa mahsaUsa nahIM haotI. “Aaja rat, kaomala saaocatI gayaI, Aaja rat SaarIirk
imalana ko baad hRdya ka imalana.yahI haota hO, imalana kI caah maoM p`oma yaa imalana ko baad p`oma.basa
mauJao lajjaa na rho yah ek p`yaaoga hO, ek AaOr p`yaaoga.”181[sa p`kar ivavaah kao ‘p`yaaoga’
maananaovaalaI kaomala madna ko Wara sauhagarat ko baad jaanaovaalao Pyaar Baro va@ya ‘vaah tuma tao
AmarIkna is~yaaoM kao BaI maat krtI h’O tao kaomala kao tinak sauK AaOr KuSa nahIM imalaa.p`yaaoga
tao pUra huAa pr pirtaoYa nahIM imalaa.
‘ABaI tao’
BaartIya samaaja pu$Ya p`Qaana samaaja hO.yahaM Gar, pirvaar AaOr samaaja maoM pu$Ya kI hI
sa<aa calatI hO.saBaI kayaa-oM maoM inaNa-ya laonao ka AiQakar pu$Ya kao hI hO.s~I, pu$Ya kI Awa-
MiganaI caaho vah iktnaa BaI yaaogya hao, ]sakI [cCa, ivacaar AaOr inaNa-ya ka Apnao hI Gar maoM kao[-
sqaana nahIM haota.pirvaar sao yaa Apnao baccaaoM sao saMbainQat saBaI baataoM maoM inaNa-ya laonao ka AiQakar
pu$YaaoM nao Apnao pasa saurixat rKa hO.Gar kI cahar dIvaarI ko BaItr rhkr, kovala svaaidYT
Baaojana banaanaa hI s~I ka kt-vya hO-yahI pu$Ya caahto hOM.hr p`kar kI xamata haonao pr BaI s~I
Asahaya AaOr ivavaSa banakr rhtI hO.
pu$Ya p`Qaana saMskRit maoM s~I kao haonaovaalaI Avaholanaa kao caunaaOtI donaovaalaI ek saSa@t
s~IvaadI khanaI hO rajaI saoz kI ‘ABaI tao’.p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka vaRMda pZ,I-ilaKI AaOrt
hO.vah tqaa ihndI BaaYaa kI p`caark BaI hO.ivavaah ko AzarhvaIM saalaaoM ko baad vah ipyaUYa kI
maaM banaI.ipClaI AzarhvaIM saalaaoM sao vah ina:saMtana s~I ka duK Jaola rhI qaI.[sa samaya ]sakI
maulaakat ina:saMtana naavaOkr dMpit sao hu[-.vaRMda kao [sa dMpit sao jaInao ka nayaa saU~, du:KaoM kao
BaUlakr pIiDtaoM kI saovaa krnao ka AaSaya imalata hO.vah ApMgaaoM kI saovaa, p`aOZ iSaxaa ka p`saar
krto hue skUla maoM kama krnao lagatI hO.vah dFtr, DakKanaa, skUla Aaid maoM AMga`oja,I BaaYaa kI
181 iktnaI kOdoM :maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,76
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EaoYzta kI QaarNaa kao taoD,kr, ihndI ka p`caar-p`saar krtI hO.laoikna vaRMda ka pit ivamala
AMga`oja,I kI EaoYzta ka kayala hO.ihndI BaaYaa ka p`caar vah svayaM Apnaa kt-vya maanatI hO. ‘ , ,
,faona pr ‘hOlaao’ khnao kI bajaaya vah ‘jaI kihe’ khtI qaI AaOr ApnaI maaOilakta pr maugQa
haotI qaI.AagantukaoM kao ‘namaskar’ khtI qaI AaOr ivamala ko mau^Mh sao kBaI ‘Daila-Mga’ inakla jaanao
pr tD,p ]ztI.’182 ek baar DakKanao maoM iksaI nao kha qaa, ‘yah ibanaa taja kI
nanprdarI.yah BaI tao ek trh hO, rasta kao haqa maoM laonao ka.]na maamalaaoM maoM isar donao ka, jaI
sarkar nao saa trIko sao Apnao tht kr rKo hOM.”Gar Aakr bahUt ibagaD,I qaI “]nhoM nahIM maalaUma
jaba sarkar har jaatI hO tao jana mat banaanaa pD,ta hO.svatM~ta p`aPtI ko baad yaid hr baccaa
Ainavaaya- $p sao raYT/BaaYaa pZ rha hao tao caalaIsa saala ka hr vyai@t ApnaI BaaYaa maoM dIixat
haota, ]sao laadnao kI ja,$rt @yaa hO ijasa p`vaah maoM laaoga naha rho hOM basa ]samaoM rMga Dala
dao.ABaI tao imasaala saamanao hO.caalaIsa saala maoM kOsao ek ibalakula na[- AaOr baogaanaI BaaYaa saIK
laI ga[-.”
saaO saalaaoM ko kaolaaoinayala DaimanaoSana kao BaUla jaatI hao vaRnda. “ha] kOna yaU fargaoT
ihsTa^Mirkla rIja,oMsa.”eosaI baataoM maoM BaTktI hO vaRnda-“hmaara Apnaa Aa%magaaOrva hI imaT\TI
hO.yaaoga saaQanaa saIKoMgao AMga`ojaI iktabaaoM sao.vaod pZ,oMgao jamaIna saU~aoM sao.BaaYaa kao Kud hI baaQaa
banaa ilayaa.Aro, [Msaana ijasa BaaYaa maoM saaocata hO, ]saI maoM ilaKnao lagao.iktnaa Aasaana hO saba
kuC.Amga`oja,I BaI @yaa AasaanaI sao saIK laI ga[- qaI.]sako pICo iktnao dSakaoM kI maohnat AaOr
Aa%ma p`orNaa hO.jyaada sarla rasto kao Apnaanao maoM yaid p`orNaa kma hO tao samasyaa
khIM AaOr , , ,.”183
[sa trh bahsaoM cala rhI hO.vaRnda pUNa- Baraosao sao Apnao kma- ko baaro maoM saaocatI hO AaOr
jaaoSaIlao Z,Mga sao kaya- calaatI hO.laoikna baccaa pIyaUYa kI kanvaoMT skUla maoM daiKla krnao koilae
pit ivamala p`yaasa krta hO.[sako ivaraoQa maoM vaRnda kao[- zaosa kaya- nahIM kr saktI.vah Apnao
182 caica-t maihlaa kqaakaraoM kI EaoYz khainayaa^M saM ,maInaa Aga`vaala, pR ,66 183 vahI,pR ,66-67
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hI Gar maoM AMga`oja,I ko baaoJa sao dba jaatI hO.baccao kao AMga`ja,I skUla maoM daiKla krnao kI Kbar
saunakr vah ivavaSa haokr ixaitja 184 kI AaOr doKtI rhtI hO AaOr saaocatI hO “@yaa ikyaa jaa
sakta hO [sa hInata ko iva$w AbaI tao Apnao BaI ]pkrNa Zilao-Zalao hOM, ApnaI BaI inaYza
pIlaI pIcaI.”
vaRnda ApnaI kaya-klaapaoM sao inaja kI svatM~ phcaana banaanao ka Eama krtI hO.laoikna
[sa Eama maoM vah ivavaSa AaOr ina:sahaya haokr Kud ko Gar maoM har jaatI hO.pr Apnao Aist%va kao
phcaananao kI kaoiSaSa maoM vah kamayaaba hao jaatI hO.
‘hrI ibandI’
BaartIya saByata ko Anausaar p%naI ka pit ko p`it inaYzavaana rhnaa AavaSyak hO.[sako
Alaavaa, samaip-t AaOr p`itbaw rho, prayao pu$Ya kI Aaor AaM^KoM ]zakr na doKo.Anya pu$YaaoM ko
saaqa Gaula imalakr baat BaI na kro.]<araQauinak yauga maoM BaI, p%naI kao Gar kI caar dIvaarI maoM
baOzkr pit, baccao AaOr sasauralavaalaaoM kI saovaa krnaa hO, eosaa maanaa jaata hO.iKD,ikyaa^
Kaolakr Sauw hvaa sao mana AaOr SarIr kao SaItla krnaa k[- is~yaaoM koilae Aaja BaI svaPna maa~
hO.
prMpragat laala rMga kI ibandI ko sqaana pr hrI ibandI lagaakr maRdulaa gaga- kI ‘hrI
ibandI’ kI Anaama naaiyaka, prMpra ko iva$w ivad`aoh krtI hO.p`stut khanaI ko baaro maoM sairta
saUd ilaKtI hO hrI ibandI khanaI maoM ivavaaiht naarI kI maanaisak dSaaAaoM ka ica~Na ikyaa gayaa
hO. , , ,yah BaartIya pirvaoSa maoM nayao maaoD, ka saUcak hO.[sa naarI ka dayara baD,o GaranaaoM tk
saIimat hO jaha^M piScama ka ganQa hO yaa nagala hO , , ,]sao Apnao pit kI AadtoM AkrtI hO.vah
nayaI AadtaoM kI Kaoja maoM hO.vah prayao pu$Ya kI saMgat maoM Apnao kao svatM~ AnauBava krtI hO , ,
184 caica-t maihlaa kqaakaraoM kI EaoYz khainayaa^M : saM ,maInaa Aga`vaa,la, pR ,73
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,vah AtIt maoM rhnao kI bajaaya Aagat maoM rhnaa caahtI hO, laoikna vah AtIt sao CuTkara nahIM pa
saktI.ip@car doKnao ko baad vah Gar laaOTnao kao ivavaSa hO.”185
pit rajana kI Anaupisqait maoM khanaI kI Anaama naaiyaka Apnao kao pu$Ya sao mau@t AaOr
svatm~ maanatI hO .[sailae vah inaScaya krtI hO ik Aaja ka idna yaU^M hI nahIM jaanao dogaI.
“Kor Aaja vah svatM~ hO.jaao caaho, kro.]sanao SarIr kao Z,Ilaa CaoD, idyaa AaOr dubaara saaonao kI
tOyaarI krnao lagaI.ifr jaba vah AaMK KulaI tao saaZ,o Aaz baja cauko qao.”186 vah dor sao ]ztI
hO, zNDo panaI sao nahatI hO, [sako baad naIlao kuto- pajaamao ko saaqa baD,I saI hrI ibandI lagaatI hO.
“rajana haota tao khta naIlao pr hra? @yaa tuk hO?]sanao dp-Na maoM doK rhI ApnaI p`itCayaa kI
ja,baana inakala kr icaZ, idyaa, kha, “tuk kI @yaa tuk hO” AaOr iKlaiKlaakr h^sa pD,I’ 187naklaI AaOr baD,I- baD,I baailayaa^M kanaaoM maoM laTkatI hO AaOr ibanaa kao[- inaNa-ya laokr Akolao
GaUmatI hO.jaha^MgaIr AaT- ga^larI maoM p`diSa-naI doKkr Akolao mau@t $p sao h^sa pD,tI hO.ek
rostra^M maoM garmaagarma iTikyaa kI PlaoT AaOr Aa[sk`Ima ek saaqa ma^Mgavaakr KatI hO. “]sao zNDa
AaOr garma eksaaqa Kanaa bahUt Balaa lagata hO.khto h,OM daMt Kraba hao jaato hOM.iktnaa
caTpT kama hao gayaa Aaja, rajana rhta hO tao baiZ,yaa jagah baOzkr Aarama sao Kanao kI saUcaI
doKnao ko baad saaoca-ivacaar kr AadoSa idyao jaato hOM.”188
isanaomaa Gar maoM jaakr pit kI naapsaMd ko ‘DonaI ko’ kI ip@car doKtI hO AaOr Adakar
kI ek maud``a pr [tnaa h^MsatI hO ik haqa pasa baOzo ek AjanabaI pu$Ya sao Tkra jaata hO.saa^rI
khnao ko bajaaya vao puna: zhaka lagaa laoto hOM AaOr tdnantr zhaka ka k`ma-saa cala pD,ta hO.
“Adakar kI ek Kasa baocaargaI kI maud`a pr vah daonaaoM [tnaI ja,aor sao h^Msao kI ]nako haqa
Aapsa maoM Tkra gayao.saa^rI khnao ko [rado sao vao ek dUsarI kI trf mauD,o pr maafI maaMganao ko
185 maihlaa khanaIkaraoM kI khainayaaoM maoM p`oma ka sva$p sairta saud, pR ,64 186 iktnaI kOdoM maRdulaa gaga-, pR 31 187 vahI, pR ,32 188 vahI, pR ,33-34
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bajaaya ek zhaka AaOr lagaa gayao.”189 ip@car ko baad vah [sa Anajaana-baogaanao pu$Ya ko saaqa
ek rostra^M maoM jaatI hO.daonaaoM dor tk baatoM krto hO.AjanabaI haonao pr BaI daonaaoM ek dUsaro ko
ivaYaya maoM pUCtaC na krtI hOM AaOr na hI $maanaI baatoM krta hO. “ , , , , ,sabasao AcCI jagah
kaOna saI lagaa.”
“jaba jaha^M huAa”,khkr vah ihcaikcaahT ko saaqa mauskurayaa, , , , ,”
ka^fI samaaPt hao jaanao pr ibala donao kI ijad\d na krko ]sako vyai@t%va kao ibaKrnao sao
bacaa laota hO.Ant maoM vah AjanabaI pu$Ya ]sakI hrI ibandI kI p`SaMsaa krta hO.
p`stut khanaI maoM naaiyaka ka dor sao ]znaa, zNDo panaI sao nahlaanaa, nahanao ko samaya
gaja,la gaanaa, naIlao rMga vas~ ko saaqa hrI ibandI lagaanaa, kana maoM naklaI baD,I-baD,I baailayaa^M
phnanaa, QaunQa maoM Kulaapna mahsaUsa krnaa, Akolao GaUmanaa, jaha^MgaIr AaT- gaa^larI maoM p`diSa-naI
doKkr mau@t $p sao h^Msanaa, rostra^M maoM garmaagarma AalaU iTikyaa ko saaqa Aa[sk`Ima Kanaa, pit
rajana kI naapsaMd ko DOnaI ko ‘ ka ip@car doKnaa, Aadakar kI ek maud`a doKkr BaartIya
prMpra ko iva$w ja,aor sao h^sanaa, AjanabaI pu$Ya ko haqa saI haqa Tkra jaanao pr zhakIM ka
k`ma saa calaakr h^Msanaa, ifr ]sako saaqa rostra^M maoM baOzkr baatoM krnaa, iKlaiKlaakr
h^Msanaa,baatoM krto hue ek saaqa TOoi@sa maoM vaapsa jaanaa, saBaI p`vaRi<ayaa^M BaartIya saMdBa- pr ivad`aoh
ko saUcak hOM.yaha^M naaiyaka pit kI Anaupisqait maoM svatM~ jaIvana ka Aasvaadna krtI hO.pu$Ya
kI [cCa ko iva$w ApnaI [cCanausaar saBaI kaya- calatI hO.vah ApnaI Aismata kao phcaananao
kI kaoiSaSa BaI krtI hO. p`stut khanaI kI rcanaa p`ik`yaa ko baaro maoM EaImait maRdulaa gaga- khtI
hOM “mauJao yaad Aata hO ik GaTaTaop QauQa ko iGar Aanao pr maoro Andr vah baocaOna kr donaovaalaa
saaOndya- baaoQa jagaa qaa ijasanao mauJa sao hrI ibandI kagaja, pr ilaKta DalaI.”190
189 iktnaI kOdoM maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,34 190 iktnaI kOdoM maRdulaa gaga-, pR 36
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‘ca@kriGannaI’
naarI pr pirisqait AaOr samaya ka p`Baava A%yaiQak haota hO.svatM~ta ko phlao naarI
p`aya: Gar kI caar dIvaarI ko BaItr saIimat qaI.pitsaovaa, maatR%va, gaRhsqaI Aaid kao hI AadSa-
maanakr vah jaIvana yaapna krtI qaI.svatM~ta ko baad naarI cahar dIvaarI kI jaMjaIraoM kao
taoD,kr baahr AayaI.AaOr kamakajaI banakr Aga`sar haonao lagaI.baccaaoM ko mana maoM maata-ipta ko
p`it jaao Civa haotI hO [samaoM gahra badlaava BaI Aayaa.ApnaI maata kI mamata kao na panao ko
karNa ]nako mana maoM vyaqaayaoM BaI ]%pnna hao gayaI.Gar AaOr baahr, pirvaar tqaa naaOkrI maoM saMtulana
banaanao koilae maata Wara ikyao jaanaovaalao Barsak p`ya%na kao BaI laD,ikyaa^M BaI AcCI trh nahIM
samaJatI hOM.Aismata kI tlaaSa kI JaUzI bahanaa samaJakr vao ivad`aoh krtI hOM.kBaI kBaI AMt
maoM vao saccaa[- kao jaanatI hO AaOr ApnaI Aismata kao banaae rKto hue Aagao baZ,nao kI kaoiSaSa
krtI hOM.
maRdulaa gaga- kI khanaI ‘ca@kriGannaI’ kI ivanaIta kI maaM hRdya raoga ivaSaoYa& Da@Tr hO
AaOr ipta baccaaoM ko [email protected] daonaaoM Da@Tr haonao pr BaI ivanaIta jaIvana maoM Da@Tr nahIM
bananaa caahtI hO.Gar maoM rhkr pit va baccaaoM kI yaaogya doKBaala krnao kao vah Apnao jaIvana ka
AadSa- maanatI hO.
ivanaIta ko ipta ka dvaaKanaa Gar maoM hI hO.]sakI maata ApnaI caIf kI D\yaUTI inaBaanao
idllaI Sahr ko naamaI pnt Asptala maoM jaatI hO.tba ivanaIta kI doKBaala ipta krto hO.[sako
flasva$p ivanaIta ko mana maoM bacapna sao hI yah galat QaarNaa bana jaatI hO ik ]sakI maaM AadSa-
p%naI AaOr AadSa- maaM nahIM hO.laoikna ]sako ipta maaM sao ja,ra BaI AsantuYT nahIM hO.daonaaoM ka
daMp%ya jaIvana saucaa$ $p sao cala rha hO.]sao [sa baat pr AaScaya- haota hO.kBaI-kBaI ivanaIta
kao maaM ko Asafla p%naI haonao pr sandoh haonao lagata qaa.vaha saaocatI papa tao ja,ra BaI du:KI yaa
AsantuYT nahIM dIKto.maaM ]nasao laD,tI BaI nahIM.ifr vah Asafla p%naI @yaaoM hO.pr QaIro-QaIro
sandoh kmaja,aor pD,ta gayaa.baahrI saMsaar sao maola-jaaola baZ,nao ko saaqa ]sao ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik
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]sakI maaM AadSa- p%naI AaOr maaM nahIM qaI.[sako Alaavaa, AadSa- p%naI maaM kI jaao Civa iflmaaoM
AaOr iktabaaoM maoM imalatI qaI vah BaI ]sakI maaM kI tsvaIr sao iBanna qaI.[sailae vah tya kr laotI
hO ik vah baD,I haokr Da^@Tr nahIM banaogaI kamakajaI nahIM banaogaI Gar maoM rhkr pit va baccaaoM kao
yaaogya doKBaala krko AadSa- p%naI AaOr AadSa- maaM banaogaI.[sa p`kar ko AadSa- svaPnaaoM ko baIca
vah jaItI hO.
ivanaIta nao baI ,e ,kr ilayaa.inaNa-ya ko mautaibak saoNT/la baOMk ko maOnaojar Aimat gaaoyala sao
ivavaah BaI hao gayaa.]saka vaOvaaihk jaIvana sauinayaaoijat Z,Mga sao calata hO jaOsao pit-p%naI daonaaoM
ek dUsaro koilae hI banao hao.paMca saala ko Andr vah maayaa AaOr Ajaya [na dao baccaaoM kao GaI
iGalaatI maaM bana jaatI hO.pit AaOr baccaaoM ko p`it kt-vyaaoM kao inaBaato-inaBaato ivanaIta k jaIvana
maoM rssaakSaI Sau$ hao jaatI hO.vah Apnao daiya%vaaoM kao inaBaanao maoM kao[- ksar nahIM CaoD,tI.jaba
baccaaoM kI JagaD,aoM kI naaObat maar pID, tk phU^Mca jaatI hO tba ]sao ApnaI maaM ka caohra yaad
AatI hO.Aimat kI tIMd inakla AatI hO.yah saba natIjaa qaa pit va baccaaoM ko p`it j,yaada
Qyaana donao ka.AaiKr ek idna ]sako baccao ]sao naaOkrI krnao kI salaah doto hOM. ‘dUphr ko
Kanao pr ivanaIta nao baarh vaYaI-ya maayaa kao Kanao ko saaqa ka^imak pZ,nao pr Taoka tao ]sanao
tD,pkr kha, “tuma hr va@t Gar pr @yaaoM baOzI rhtI hao? kao[- jaa^ba @yaaoM nahIM krtI.maorI saba
sahoilayaaoM kI mammaI kama krtI hOM.”191 AaOr vaapsa ka^imak pZ,nao maoM tllaIna hao ga[-.
Aimat BaI ivanaIta ka kamakajaI bananaa psaMd krto hO.jaba vah papa ko i@lainak maoM
jaata hO tba ]sakI maaM irTayar haokr ]sakI trh Gar pr rha krto doKa hO.tba ]sako mana maoM
BaI kamakajaI naarI bananao kI [cCa haotI hO.vah phcaanatI hO ik Aaja ko BaaOgaaoilak yaa
sauQaarvaadI yauga maoM kamakajaI p%naI AaOr kamakajaI maaM bananaa hI AadSa- hO.kamakajaI bananao kI
[cCa sao ivanaIta ApnaI Aismata kao phcaana kr saktI hO.pit BaI papa kI i@lainak maoM
irsaoPSainasT ka kama krnao ka sauJaava dota hO.ca@kriGannaI banaI ivanaIta baccaaoM va pit ko
191 Sahr ko naama maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,57
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sauJaava kao ]icat maanatI hO AaOr Apnao papa ko i@lainak maoM irsaoPSainasT ka kama saMBaala
laotI hO.
[sa p`kar prMpragat AadSa- p%naI AaOr AadSa- maaM bananao kI kamanaa krnaovaalaI ivanaIta
Ant maoM ApnaI Aismata kao phcaanakr [sa sauQaarvaadI yauga ko Anau$p jaIvana ibatanao ka p`ya%na
krtI hO.
‘maIra naacaI’
AaQauinak yauga maoM BaI Gar-samaaja maoM baoTo kao AiQak mah%va imalata hO.vaMSa kao Aagao
baZ,anao koilae pu$Ya hI Ainavaaya- hO.BaartIya jana maanasa maoM $Z,maUla [sa maanyata ko karNa baoTI
kao samaana AiQakar nahIM imalata hO.BaartIya samaaja s~I kao mau#ya $p sao Gar sao saMbainQat vyai@t
maanata hO.]sasao gaRhkaya-, pitsaovaa Aaid kI AaSaa kI jaatI hO.[sailae baoTI ko p`it samaaja
]poxaa AaOr GaRNaa ka Baava p`kT krta hO.kBaI-kBaI maata ko mana maoM BaI pu~I ko p`it ihkart
kI Baavanaa ]%pnna haotI hO.baoTo ko baaro maoM ‘kmaanaovaalaa’ AaOr baoTI ko baaro maoM ‘Kca- krnaovaalaI’
yaa ‘dUsarI Gar kI baoTI’ ka manaaoBaava rKkr Baod Baava p`kT krtI hO.[sailae bacapna sao baD,o
haonao tk baoTI pr Anaok p`kar ko kzaor inayaM~Na rKtI hO.baocaarI baoTI kI kaomala BaavanaaAaoM
kao samaJanao kI kaoiSaSa kao[- nahIm krta.kBaI-kBaI janma sao phlao hI baoTI kao samaaPt kr
donaa caahtI hO.
maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaiKt ‘maIra naacaI’ maoM svacCnd jaIvana jaInaa caahnaovaalaI tqaa naacanao
kI [cCa rKnaovaalaI laD,kI kao doK sakta hO.vah laD,kI skUla maoM pZ,tI hO.vah skUla ko baaro
maoM saaocatI hO.laD,ikyaaoM sao bacapna sao hI kha jaata hO ik ‘pZ-ilaK laao varnaa kao[- Z,Mga ka
laD,ka nahIM imalaogaa.saarI ]ma` hmaarI CatI pr maU^Mga dlaaogaI.pZ,-pZ,kr qak jaaAao AaOr saustanao
kao jara ibastr pr AQalaoTo hao jaaAao tao khoMgao, Ahdna hao jaaAaogaI tao kaOna pUCogaa sasaurala
maoM.Aajakla ko laD,ko ptlaI-CrhrI laD,kI caahto hO maUTa gayaI tao Z,Mga ka laD,ka , , ,”192
192 samaagama maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,23
209
laD,kI ko Gar ko saamanaovaalao makana maoM ek laD,ka hmaoSaa pZ,ta rhta dIK pD,ta
hO.laD,kI Ct pr kpD,o sauKanao koilae Aato samaya, caahoo saubah hao yaa Saama, hr va@t ]sa
laD,ko kao iktabaI kID,o kI trh hmaoSaa pZ,ta doKtI hO.ek idna Ct pr kpD,o sauKanao
koilae Aayao tao vah doKtI hO ik laD,ka Ct kI maUMDor ko pasa KD,a naaca rha hO.vah saaocatI
hO ik @yaa vah laD,ka pZ,kr pagala hao gayao.laD,ko ka naaca ]sao bahUt psaMd haota hO.vah inaina-
maoYa naaca doK rhI hO.laD,kI kI maaM puranaI AaOr saMkINa- ivacaaraoMvaalaI AaOrt hO.vah laD,kI pr
kD,a inayaM~Na krtI hO.laD,kI naacanaa psaMd krtI hO.pr maaM ka kD,o inayaM~Na sao vah dbaI
rhtI hO. ‘maora iktnaa mana krta hO naacanao kao.pUCo pr maaM nao caaoTI KIMcakr ]KaD, hI dI qaI
samaJaao.’193 Ct pr laD,ko Apnao manamaanao Z,Mga sao naacata hO.yah doKkr baocaarI laD,kI ko mana
maoM BaI naacanao kI caah pOda haotI hO. “maOM naacaU^M? yahaM kaOna doKogaa? maOM haOlao sao Ct pr
]trI.nahIM, pOraoM kI Qamak khIM maaM nao sauna laI, ApnaI Qauna maoM ]nako laaOTnao ka pta BaI nahIM
calaogaa, isar klama kr doMgaI.Ct pr iksao irJaanao kao naaca rhI qaI SaMD.’194imaEaa TIcar kI
badaOlat vah skUla tao jaa patI hO.vah ipta Wara pir%ya@ta hO.maaM ko saaqa jaIvana ibatatI
hO.ipta BaI na haonao pr maata kD,a inayaM~Na krtI hO, kBaI-kBaI GauDikyaa^M ipTa[- AaOr gaailayaaoM
sao Apnaa k`aoQa p`kT krtI hO.maaM ko [sa bata-va sao vah bahUt du:KI hao jaatI hO.maaM pr hrdma
gaussaa Aata rhta hO.vah laD,kI Apnao kao nakara samaJatI hO AaOr pZa[- maoM mana nahIM lagaatI
hO.ifr vah saaocatI hO ik [sa Gar sao inaklanao pr hI ]sao maui@t imalaogaI.pr iptajaI jaOsaa
‘laD,ka’ imala jaae tao @yaa haogaa.vah ApnaI maaM kI trh duKI inad-yaI JagaDalaU badsalaIka
AaOrt nahIM bananaa caahtI hO.ptMga ]D,anao kI [cCa BaI haotI hO ]sa baocaarI kao.pr maaM kao pta
imalaoM tao iJaD,kogaI. [sa isqait maoM inaraSa haokr vah ApnaI tulanaa saamanaovaalao laD,ko sao krtI
hO. “ABaI maOM ptMga ]D,anaa caahtI hU^M,]Da saktI hU^M @yaa? ]saka @yaa h,O laD,ka h,O caaho kusaI-
pr baOzkr pZ,o, caaho Ct pr naaca-naaca kr ptMga lahrayao.ApnaI majaI- ka maailak hO.na DaMT-
193 samaagama maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,23 194 vahI,pR ,24
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fTkar, na tanao-kaosanao, na AcCo laD,ko kI p`tIxaa maoM jaola kI kOd.]sasao kao[- nahIM khta
haogaa, pOda haoto hI @yaaoM na mar gayaI Dayana.’195vah duKI haokr saaocatI hO ik Agar ]sakI Baa[-
ijanda rhta tao daonaaoM imalakr ptMga ]D,anao kI AaSaa pUrI kr sakto.vah jaldI Ct sao naIcao na
]tr Aanao pr maaM Ct pr caZ,kr ]sao gaailayaaM dotI hO AaOr GaUsaa maara jaata hO.tba vah maaoca
ka bahanaa banaakr vahI baOz jaatI hO.malanao koilae maaM pOr pr haqa rKtI hO tao vah ja,aor sao
caIKtI hO.Amt maoM maaM imaEaa bahna jaI kao baulaanao koilae naIcao ]trtI hO.tba vah ]zkr ]saI
p`kar naacanao lagatI hO jaOsao vah laD,ka naacata qaa Aa%maivaBaaor haokr.Aba ]sao lagata hO ik
haqa maoM carKI AaOr maaMJaa hO AaOr dUr Aasamaana maoM }pr-}pr ]ztI lahratI ptMga. “maOM ]zI
AaOr Ct pr paMva jamaakr zIk vaOsao hI naacanao lagaI jaOsao vah naacaa qaa Aa%maivaBaaor .mauJao laga
rha qaa maoro haqa maoM carKI AaOr maaMJaa hO AaOr dUr Aasamaana maoM }pr }pr ]zta lahratI
ptMga.’196
baMidSaaoM sao mau@t haokr naacanao kI baatoM krnao kI AaOr svacCnd haokr jaInao kI [cCa
p`aya: saBaI laD,ikyaaoM maoM haotI hO.laoikna Baart vaYa- maoM samaaja maoM naarI kao dUsara sqaana imalaa
hO.janma sao Amt tk samaaja ]sa pr kzaor inayaM~Na rKta hO.svaBaavat: kzaor inayaM~Na AaOr
dbaava maoM jaInaovaalaI ko mana maoM svatM~ta kI Baavanaa ka ivasfaoT hao jaata hO.kBaI-kBaI
sahnaSaIlata kI BaI [it haotI hO.p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka AMt maoM ApnaI Aismata kao
jagaakr Aa%maivaBaaor haokr naacatI hO.tba ]sao Baya nahIM satata hO.vah sacaot hao jaatI hO AaOr
maaM Wara yaa samaaja Wara ikyao jaanaovaalaa kD,I inayaM~Na ko ivaraoQa maoM ivadaoh BaI krtI hO.
‘maora’
maatR%va kI p`aiPt s~I ko vyai@t%va ka mah%vapUNa- AMSa hO.maatR%va p`aiPt kI sahja [cCa
p`%yaok s~I maoM haotI hO.prntu BaaOgaaoilakrNa AaOr mahMgaa[- ko [sa yauga maoM p`aya: saBaI pit pi%nayaaoM
kao ek yaa dao baccao haoto hOM. ‘Dbala [nkma naao ikT\sa’ ka naara lagaakr Aaja kI svaaqaI- nar
195 samaagama maRdulaa gaga-, pR 28 196 vahI, pR ,30
211
naarI sauKI jaIvana ibatanaa caahto hOM.Baart maoM gaBa-pat kao BaI kanaUna ka saMrxaNa imalata hO.kBaI
kBaI pit p%naI AsauivaQaaAaoM sao bacanao koilae gaBa-pat krto hOM.
maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaiKt ‘maora’ khanaI maoM Apnao maatR%va ko AiQakar kI rxaa krnao
koilae jaUJanaovaalaI maIta ka ica~Na huAa hO.naaiyaka maIta saotu T/ovalsa ejaoMsaI ko dFtr maoM kama
krtI hO.naayak mahoMd` Apnao ba^asa koilae baMba[--klak<aa-mad`asa ko Tur kI bauikMga krvaanao saotu
T/ovalsa ejaoMsaI ko dFtr Aayaa qaa.irsaoPsainasT Alaka CauT\TI pr qaI [sailae maIta nao ]saka
kama krvaa idyaa qaa.Agalao idna mahoMd` ifr Aayaa qaa QaUp ka caSmaa dFtr maoM rhnao ka JaUza
bahanaa banaakr vah Aayaa qaa.Agalao hFto ko k[- idnaaoM maoM vah maIta kao doKnao koilae Aayaa
qaa.AMt maoM daonaaoM nao SaadI krnao ka inaNa-ya ilayaa.
mahond` ek CaoTI saI fma- maoM Ap`oMiTsa [aMijanaIyar hO.vah Amaoirka jaakr ema ,esa ,
skaOlariSap ko saaqa krnao koilae eiPlakoSana Baojata hO.]sakI AaSaa hO ik ema ,esa ,krnao ko
baad dao-caar saala naaOkrI kro AaOr pOsaa kmaakr yahaM laaOT Aayao AaOr Apnaa kao[- ibajanaoja BaI
Sau$ kroM.AbaI paMca C: saala baccaa iksaI hala maoM nahIM haonaa caaihe.ifr maIta caaho jaao
kro.dao-tIna, ijatnao caaho, baccao pOda kro.
maIta gaBa-inaraoQak gaaoilayaa^M dao-ek baar BaUla jaatI hO AaOr gaBa-vatI ha jaatI hO.vah
saMtuYT gava- AaOr salajja mauskurahT ko saaqa Apnaa mah%vapUNa- samaacaar pit kao saunaatI
hO.Amaoirka jaanao ko sapnao saMjaaonaovaalaa, pOsaa kmaanao kI Qauna rKnaovaalaa, baMgalaa, gaaD,I, if`ja,
eyarkaMDISanar, naaOkr-caakr [na saBaI sauivaQaaAaoM kao panao ka [cCuk mahond` baccaa [tnaI jaldI
Aanaa psaMd nahIM krta.ApnaI BaavaI ]nnatI kI kamanaa ko saMGaYa- maoM Aanaovaalao baccao kao vah
baaQak maanata hO.mahond` ApnaI yaaojanaaAaoM kao saakar krnao koilae jaldI saMtana nahIM caahta
hO.vah p%naI sao gaBa-pat krnao koilae khta hO.AaOr Agalao baccao koilae paMca saalaa baad Sau$
jaanao ka vaayada BaI krta hO.
laoikna maIta maaM bananaa caahtI hO.
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“nahI,M kBaI nahIM” maIta iCTkkr Alaga jaa pD,I, jaOsao ibajalaI ka nagaa tar CU
gayaa hao.
“maIta, AaOr kao[- ]paya nahIM hO.”
“nahIM, kBaI nahIM.maOM jaanatI qaI ik tuma [tnao k`Ur hao, Apnao baccao kao Kud maaraogao.”
“yah maarnaa nahIM hO.”
“maarnaa hO. ibalakula hO.nahIM, pOda haonao sao phlao nahIM marnao dU^MgaI maOM Apnao baccao kao.”
“maIta samaJanao kI kaoiSaSa krao , , ,”
“nahIM” maIta jaaor sao caIKI, “tuma jaaAao.ABaI Amaoirka calao jaaAao. tuma h%yaaro hao,
Aba nahIM tao baad maoM maar Dalaogao baccao kao.”197
mahond`, maIta ko saamanao harnaa nahIM caahta.vah ApnaI AsauivaQaaAaoM kao dUr krnao koilae
ifr BaI p%naI sao gaBa-pat krvaanao koilae khta hO.maaM kIo salaah laonao ka AadoSa dokr vah
dFtr jaata hO.maIta maayako maoM jaatI hO.maata BaI gaBa-pat kranao ka sauJaava dotI hO.vah inaraSa
haokr laaOTI.daonaaoM saubah Da^@Tr kao doKnao koilae Asptala gayao.maIta ebaaSa-na koilae ibalkula
BaI tOyaar nahIM hO.ikntu pit kI [cCa sao ivavaSa vah Asptala phU^McatI hO.mahond` Da^@Tr sao
baat kr rha qaa AaOr maIta barabar Da^@Tr kao doK rhI qaI.
Da^@Tr maoja pr pD,o kagajaaoM kI Z,or maoM sao ek fa^Mma- inakalaa AaOr maIta kI trf baZ,a
idyaa.AaOr sapaT svar maoM fa^Mma- Barnao kao kha.Da^@Tr sao baatcaIt krnao pr ]sao pta calata hO
ik yah ]saka ibalakula inajaI maamalaa hO.yah samaJakr maIta Aagao baZ,akr mahond` ko haqa sao
fa^Mma- lao laokr Kca sao faD, DalatI hO. “AkMipt dRZ, haqaaoM ko baIca ]sanao ]sao pkD,a AaOr
Kaca sao caIr Dalaa.daonaaoM TukDaoM kao saaqa rKa AaOr ifr Kca sao caIr idyaa.TukDaoM kao ifr
rKa, ifr caIra, ifr rKa, ifr caIra AaOr tba tk rKtI-caIrtI calaI ga[-, jaba tk ]nakI
icaMdI-icaMdI na hao ga[-.ifr pasa pD,I rd\dI kI TaokrI maoM ]nakI baaOCar krtI hu[- vah ]z KD,I
197 sqaigat kala : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,100
213
hu[-.’198 Aba vah tkao-M ko Gaorao sao baahr inakla jaatI hO AaOr Apnao AkaT\ya AaOr AaojasvaI
tk- kao haqa maoM laokr svainaNa-ya ko AaQaar pr baccao kao janma donao ka inaScaya kr laotI hO.
iSaixat Aa%masajaga, Aa%mainaBa-r tqaa caotnaa saMpnna naarI kao p`stut khanaI maoM doKnao kao
imalata hO.pUvao dIiPt SaOlaI maoM ricat hO p`stut khanaI.pu$Ya maanaisakta jaao mauKaOTa naarI kao
phnaatI hO .Aaja kI naarI ]sa mauKaOTo kao ]tarkr foMk dotI hO.maatR%va ko saMbanQa maoM BaI
AaQauinak naarI Apnao svatM~ ivacaaraoM sao yau@t hO.mahond` ApnaI yaaojanaaAaoM kao saakar krnao
koilae iptR%va BaI Dalanaa caahta hO.laoikna maIta maaM bananaa caahtI hO AaOr gaBa-pata na krnao ka
inaNa-ya laokr Apnao maatR%va ko AiQakar kI rxaa krtI hO.[sa p`kar Apnao vyai@t svaatM~ya ka
pircaya BaI dotI hO.
‘ixaitja’
daMp%ya jaIvana kI ivasaMgaityaaM naarI Aismata kao gahra AaGaat phU^McataI hOM.[sa yaqaaqa-
ka ica~Na krnao maoM dIiPt KNDolavaala kao baD,I saflata imalaI hO.Da^ ,puYppala isaMha nao zIk hI
ilaKa hO ‘daMp%yagat dUiryaaoM, ApUNa-ta, ir@tta baaoQa AaOr ekakIpna ko dMSa nao Anaok vaOvaaihk
saMbanQaaoM kao KaoKlaa AaOr ma~ jaInao kI majabaUrI ka $p do idyaa hO, dMptI caupcaapa [sa ivaYa kao
jaInao koilae pInao kao AIBaSaPt hOM.daMp%ya ka yah ivaYa dIiPt kI khainayaaoM maoM pUrI trlata maoM
doKa jaa sakta hO.”199
dIiPt KNDolavaala Wara kRt ‘ixaitja’ kI naaiyaka manaaoiva&ana maoM ema ,e ,ko baad ka^laoja
maoM manaaoiva&ana pZ,atI hO.pit riva Aa^@safaoD- ko ga`ojaueT hO AMga`ojaI ko p`aofosar hO.daonaaoM ka
p`Naya ivavaah huAa.@laasa ko baad Gar phU^Mcanao koilae FlaOT kI saIiZ,yaaM caZ,to samaya p%naI svayaM
kao saIZ,I ko samaana khtI hO. “ , , ,mauJao laganao lagata hO jaOsao maora Aist%vamaa~ saIiZ,yaaoM saa hO
ijana pr maOM svayaM hI caZ,a ]tra krtI hU^M.’ 200riva sao naaiyaka ka p`Naya calato samaya riva ko
198 sqaigat kala : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,123-124 199 samakalaIna khanaI :yaugabaaoQa ka saMdBa- Da^ ,puYppala isaMh, pR ,156 200 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,9
214
dRiYT inaxaop sao laokr gaU^MjatI h^saI tk saBaI kuC ]sao ibalakula Apoixat qaoo tao Aba yao saba
Anapoixat maoM badlata hO.riva @laba calaanao kao khto hO laoikna vah tOyaar nahIM hO.]naka svar
$Ka hO @yaaoMik ]sao pit saMpUNa- $p maoM nahIM pata hO. “maora svar $Ka hO, maoro mauK pr kzaor
roKae^M ]Bar AayaI haoMgaI, riva ka spSa- [nhoM kaomala kr sakta hO, laoikna riva @laba maoM
baODimaMTna KolaoMgao, maOM D/oisaMga-Tovala ko saamanao baOzI k`Ima malaU^MgaI.”201
p`Naya-idnaaoM maoM yaa vaOvaaihk jaIvana Sau$ krto samaya pit-p%naI ek dUsaro kao vaastva maoM
Pyaar krto hOM.laoikna Aagao calakr [sa saMbanQa maoM }ba AaOr dUiryaa^M AarMBa haonao lagatI hO.mana
BaI AtRPt hO.[lasT/oTD vaIklaI maoM riva ka ek AaiT-kla p`kaiSat huAa hO jaao ]sakI Amga`oja,I
qaIisasa ka ek AMSa hO.rat ko naaO bajao kao riva vaIklaI ko pRYz plaT rho hOM.yah doKkr
p%naI maOgaja,Ina ]nasao Cinakr TukD,o-TukD,o kr Dalanaa caahtI hO.p%naI manaaoiva&ana maoM pI ,eca , DI
, krnaa caahtI hO, ivaYaya BaI inaiScat kr ilayaa hO.[sako baaro maoM pit sao khto samaya riva
]baasaI laokr ek kp ka^fI maaMgato hOM.tba Asamaqa- k`oaQa ko AavaoSa sao ]nakI iSrayaoM JanaJana
ga[- hOM.[na xaNaaoM maoM ]nakI Aismata Aaor BaI jaaga ]ztI hO AaOr vah saaocatI hO ik “AcCa haogaa
maOM riva sao tlaak lao laU,^M eosao zMDo saMbanQa-kao kOsao inaBaayaa jaa sakogaa jaao ivaYa bauJaI sau[yaaoM-saa
mauJao cauBata hO cauBata rhta hO , , ,jaI slaao payaja,na-saa QaIro-QaIro maoro rga roSaaoM maoM ]tra jaa rha hO
jaao mauJaO ekbaargaI hI samaaPt nahIM kr dota varna\ maorI jaIvana kI caotnaa kI Acaot ikyao dota
hO.”202 vah phcaanatI hO ik SaadI ek ‘baayaolaaOijakla naaOsaIisaTI’ hOM baakI p`oma vaoma saba
bakvaasa hO.’
p%naI saccao daMp%ya sauK koilae-jaao ]sakao p`aPya hO, trsa rhI hO maClaI kI trh tD,p
rhI hO.tba pit tIsaro kI ]pisqait ka vaayada krta hO.p%naI caupcaap sahnao koilae tOyaar
nahIM hO.vah ApnaI Aismata kao CaoD donao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.vah pit ko savaala ka javaaba-[-
201 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,12 202 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KNDolavaala, pR ,14
215
MT ka jabaava p%qar sao-dotI hO. ‘Aaja bahUt KuSa hao Daila-Mga, @yaa AjaIt Aayaa qaa? , , ,tuma BaI
tao bahUt KuSa hao, @yaa imasa caaOQarI kao kar ilaFT donao ka Avasar imala gayaa qaa ?, , ,”203 daonaaoM
ko baIca kI dUiryaaoM kao imaTa[- jaa saktI hO.laoikna vao imaTanao kao tOyaar nahIM hO.vao svayaM hI imaT
jaato hOM.pit p%naI ko p`gaaZ, imalana xaNaaoM maoM BaI naarI kao ivad`Up AaOr rItapna Jaolanaa pD,a hO.
p`stut khanaI kI naarI Apnao Aist%va kao kayama rKnao koilae ek Sas~ivahIna yauw
krtI idKa[- pD,tI hO.p`acaIna kala kI naairyaaM saarI pID,ayaoM caupcaap sahtI qaIM.laoikna
AaQauinak naairyaaM ApnaI Aismata kI caaoT Kanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.vah [-MT ka javaaba p%qar
sao dotI hO.[sa p`kar Aismata ka saMrxaNa vah svayaM krnao koilae jaaga$k BaI hO.
‘Za[- AaKr p`oma ka’
p`acaIna BaartIya prMpra ko Anausaar naarI ka jaIvana pu$Ya pr hI AaiEat haota hO.pu$Ya
sao alaga haokr jaIvana ibatanaa ]sako ilae saMBava nahIM hO.pit ko p`it ijandgaI Bar inaYzaavaana
rhnaa naarI ka phlaa Qama- hO.pr sana 1970 ko baad [sa pirdRSya pr bahUt d`ut gait sao badlaava
Aayaa hO.naarI iSaxaa nao naarI kao Aagao baZ,ayaa.naarI nao Gar pirvaar kI laxmaNa roKa kao par
ikyaa.]sanao caUlho caaOko kI GauTna kao CaoD, idyaa AaOr saBaI pu$Ya xao~aoM maoM samaanata ko str pr
pdap-Na ikyaa.
maiNaka maaoihnaI kI ‘Za[- AaKr p`oma ka’ khanaI naarI ko [na daonaaoM pxaaoM kao ivaiBanna
pa~aoM Wara $paiyat krtI hO. ‘vah’ pit Wara ]poixat hO AaOr ‘maOM’ SaadI sao phlao p`omaI sao CaoD,a
hO. ‘vah’ AaQauinak hO.pit ko baaro maoM pUCo tao vah pit kao ‘baD,I bakvaasa caIja,’ batatI hO.[sa
p`kar vah ivavaah saMsqaa kao AsvaIkar krtI hO. “ , , ,yaar yah pit baD,I bakvaasa caIja, haota
hO .”204 parMpirk ivacaaraoMvaalaI maOM yah maananao kao tOyaar nahIM hO. ‘maOM’ ko mat maoM Gar maoM pit hao
tao sauK inayaimat $p sao imalata rhta hO AaOr dao tIna baccao haonao pr Gar pUra hao jaata
hO.laoikna AaQauinak ivacaaraoMvaalaI vah ApnaI Aismata kao pit AaOr baccaaoM koilae %yaaga donao
203 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KNDolavaala,pR 15 204 Za[- AaKr p`oma ka maiNaka maaoihnaI, pR ,11
216
koilae tOyaar nahIM hO. “BaID-BaaD, icalla-paOM kI Aadt Aba K%ma hao gayaI hO.iktnaI AcCI
ijandgaI hO.na khIM jaanao koilae iksaI sao Aa&a laonaI AaOr iksaI ko laaOtnao kI p`tIxaa.mana
Aayao iKcaD,I banaaAao, mana Aayao baaja,ar maoM KaAao.iktnaI AcCI ijandgaI hO.hO na”205
‘maO’M AaOr ‘vah’ maoM ek maUlaBaUt Amtr hO.[sailae maOM [sa baat kao maananao koilae tOyaar
nahIm hO.vah tIna baccaaoM kI maaM hO.tlaak ko baad tInaaoM baccaaoM kao pit Wara CIna laonao pr vah
bahUt mau@t AnauBava krtI hO.ek trh sao AcCa hI huAa ik maOm pUrI trh sao mau@t hao
gayaI.baccaaoM ko rhto AaOrt kO kao[- kImat nahIM haotI.”206 vah baccaaoM ko iCna jaanao kao Apnaa
saaOBagya samaJatI hO.]sakI raya maoM ivavaah AavaSyak hO laoikna AadSa- isqait nahIM hO AadSa-
isqait tao Akolaapna hO. ‘laoikna ]saka khnaa qaa ik ivavaah AavaSyak haoto hue BaI AadSa-
isqait nahIM hO.AadSa- isqait hO Akolaapna.ivavaah ja,$r krao, prntu kuC vaYaao-M ko vaOvaaihk
jaIvana ka ]pBaaoga krnao ko pScaat na cala sako tao ]sao CaoD, dao.”207yah saunakr prMpravaadI
maOM AaScaya-caikt hao jaatI hO.vaOvaaihk jaIvana TUT jaanao pr saaQaarNa is~yaaoM kI trh raonao Qaaonao
maoM vah ivaSvaasa nahIM krto “ Aba hma raonao Qaaonao maoM ivaSvaasa nahIM krto , , , ,. , ,, ,[Sk krnao maoM
.Aba hma hja,araoM [Sk kroMgao.hmaoM ijandgaI jaInao kI pUrI CUT imalaI hOM.Aba hma ijandgaI kao pUrI
trh ijayaoMgao , , ,.”208
]saka ek p`SaMsak k[- saalaaoM baad prdoSa sao laaOTa hO.[sailae ‘vah’, ‘maOM’ kao saaqa
laokr iDnar koilae jaata hO.laoikna ‘ma’OM yah psand nahIM krtI hO.[tnaI rat tk iksaI
Apiricat vyai@t ko saaqa samaya ibatanao sao ]sao saMkaoca huAa.saMkaoca kao AaoZ,nao koilae maOM ifr
]sako saaqa k^fI pInao ka vaayada krtI hO tao ‘vah’ ApnaI Aismata kI Sai@t kao p`kT krnao
koilae khtI hO ik “pagala? vah h^saI qaI, “ka^fI @yaa maOM AaOr tU Akolao nahIM pI sakto?
205 Za[- AaKr p`oma ka maiNaka maaoihnaI, pR ,11 206 vahI, pR ,12 207vahI, pR ,13 208 vahI, pR .14
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iksaI ka Ahsaana BaI laoM tao @yaa isaf- ka^fI koilae?” 209 yaa~a ko daOrana ‘maOM’ Dr laganao kI
baat khtI hO tao vah AismatapUva-k fusafusaatI hO ik “jaba maOM toro saaqa hU^Mtao tuJao kOsaa
Dr?”210
Gar laaOTnao pr ‘maOM’ ApnaI naapsand p`kT krtI hO tao ‘vah’ ]sa AmaIr AadmaI sao p`oma
krnao ka vaayada krtI hO laoikna ‘maO’M pUNa-tyaa [nakar krtI hO.p`stut khanaI maoM naarI kI
pirvait-t mana:isqait ka ica~Na ikyaa gayaa hO.ivavaah, p`oma, paitva`%ya AaOr maatR%va kI kamanaa
pr Aaja kI naarI ko pirvait-t dRiYTkaoNa kao $paiyat krnao ka safla p`yaasa [samaoM huAa
hO.Aaja kI naarI p`oma, ivavaah AaOr maatR%va ko naama pr pirvaar koilae ApnaI ijandgaI kubaa-na
krnao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.vah ApnaI Aismata kao phcaanakr ]sakao banaae rKto hue jaInao
koilae Eama krtI hO.
‘hma bauro nahIM qao’
[-maanadar rhnaa vaOvaaihk jaIvana kI jaIt koilae Ainavaaya- hO.pit ka p%naI ko p`it
AaOr p%naI ka pit ko p`it [-maanadar rhnaa phlaa Qama- hO.[sa Aasqaa pr SaMka Aanao pr pirvaar
TUTto lagata hO.jaIvana saaqaI ko ima~aoM ko saaqa AcCI ima~ta inaBaanaa BaI AavaSyak hO.yaid pit
AaQauinak ivacaarQaara rKnaovaalaa hO tao p%naI kao BaI AaQauinak banaanao kI ja,$rt pD,tI
hO.Anyaqaa daonaaoM ko baIca saMGaYa- Sau$ haota hO.
‘hma bauro nahIM qao’ maiNaka maaoihnaI Wara kRt saSa@t AismatavaadI khanaI hO.p`stut
khanaI kI naaiyaka ‘maOM’ Aba kovala laaSa hO. ‘maOM’ ka pit taSa Kolanaovaalaa hO.‘maO’M rat ko
baarh bajao tk ]sakI p`tIxaa krtI baramado maoM }^MgatI hO.ijasa idna pit j,yaada harta hO ]sa
idna vah j,yaada Saraba pIta hO.AaOr ijasa idna jaItto hO ]saidna rataoM maoM p%naI sao Pyaar BarI baatoM
krto hO.ifr saubah ]zkr Apnao daostaoM kI baIivayaaoM kI p`SaMsaa krto hO. ‘maOM’ prMpravaadI
209 Za[- AaKr p`oma ka maiNaka maaoihnaI, pR ,19 210 vahI ,pR ,19
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hO.[sailae @laba AaOr paTI- ko jaIvana kao pUNa-t: svaIkar na kr saktI.vah Apnao pit kI
AaQauinak QaarNaa ko Anau$p nahIM Aa patI hO.
maOM ApnaI inayatI kao paitva`%ya maoM ZalanaovaalaI maaM kao kaosatI hO ijasanao mauJao yah saMskar
pZayaa hO.[sasao ‘maOM’ kao yah maa^Dna jaIvana jaInaa nahIM Aata.maorI SaadI sao phlao tao maaM mauJao dovaI
lagatI rhI laoikna SaadI ko baad mauJao hmaoSaa yahI lagaa ik maaM nao maorI maaM banakr bahUt
galatI kI.
p%naI, pit kI tulanaa makana-maalaikna ko CaoTo laD,ko sao krtI hO.pit ko mauMh sao baar-
baar daostaoM kI baIivayaaoM kI tairf saunakr gaussao maoM naaiyaka makana-maalaikna ko CaoTo laD,ko kao
raKI baaMQakr Baa[- banaatI hO.ek idna yah raKI banQa Baa[- kao p%naI ko kmaro maoM baOzkr doKoM
tao pit, vyaMgya $p sao pUCto hO ik vah Baa[- hO yaa yaar? makana-maalaikna ko CaoTo laD,ko kao
Baa[- banaanao sao pit kao k`aoQa Aata hO AaOr vah p%naI kao baUrI trh pID,a dota hO AaOr idna-
p`itidna gaailayaaM BaI dota hO.
p`acaIna kala kI is~yaaM pitdova kI saarI baatoM caupcaap sahkr jaIvana ibatatI
qaIM.AaQauinak yauga maoM pZ,I-ilaKI Aismata kao phcaananaovaalaI naairyaaM Apnao Aist%va kao madao-M ko
saamanao Jaukanao koilae tOyaar nahIM hO.p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka BaI saaocatI hO ik ‘ , , ,@yaaoM nahIM
hO mauJamaoM ihmmat yaar banaanao kI? maOM KubasaUrt hU^M, javaana hU^M, pZ,I-ilaKI hU^M, @yaa maOM isagaroT AaOr
Saraba nahIM pI saktI? @yaa maOM AaMKaoM sao [Saaro foMkto hue laD,kaoM sao baat nahIM kr saktI? maoro
pit nao AaiKr samaJaa @yaa hO.maOM BaI imasaoja kRYNakant kI trh idla Kaolakr pOsao Dala saktI
hU^M, maOM BaI imasaoja, sarIna kI trh blaa[MD maoM pu$YaaoM kao maat krnao kI klaa saIK saktI hU^M, maOM BaI
imasaoja, Samaa- kI trh hlko-fulko raomaaMsa kr saktI hUM^.maoro pit kao AaiKr GamaMD iksa baat
ka hO , , ,’211 Aagao calakr p%naI makana-maalaikna ko baD,o laD,ko kao daost banaatI hO ijasasao pit
BaI KuSa hO @yaaoMik ]sakI p%naI BaI AaQauinak hao rhI hO.ifr QaIro-QaIro pit sao baatoM krnao ko
211 Z,a[- AaKr p`oma ka : maiNaka maaoihnaI, pR ,25
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lahjao maoM Antr Aanao lagaa.ek idna p%naI nao makana-maalaikna ko baD,o laD,ko kI baat CoD,I tao
]sakI baat kaTkr pit nao kha “yah tao saalaa AcCa-Kasaa i~kaoNa bana gayaa.tIna p<aI Gar
maoM Sau$ hao gayaI.”212 tba p%naI ka ivad`aohI mana saaocatI hO ik ‘baadSaah-baogama ko saaqa [@ka
Aa gayaa hO.fsT- @laasa pakr BaI tumhoM caOna nahIM hO.”213 laoikna vah caup rhI pit ka taSa
Kolakr rat kao dor sao Aanao ka k`ma calata rhta hO AaOr p%naI ka [@ko ko saaqa gama galat
krnao ka k`ma BaI.
ek idna p%naI-pit kI p`tIxaa krko baramado maoM baOztI hO.jaba drvaaja,o pr qap-qap kI
Aavaaja, saunaa[- vah drvaaja,a KaolatI hO.Acaanak ek ptlaI camakdar toja QaarvaalaI caIja,
]sakI CatI maoM Gausata hO.Aba vah laaSa banakr AtIt kI yaad krtI hO.maatma manaanao koilae
Aayao laaoga BaI ]sao baUrI AaOrt samaJatI hO tao vah saaocatI hO ik ‘yah baat khkr ]na laaogaaoM ka
mau^h banQa kr dU^M ik ‘Aa[- vaaja, naa^T baOD Aa[- vaasa maoD baOD.’214 laoikna Aba vah laaSa hO
iksaI sao kuC nahIM kr saktI.pit, laaSa pr pD,kr satI-saaiva~I pukar kr raota hO.tba
p%naI pit ko AaMsau kao magarmacC ko AaMsau ka ivaSaoYaNa BaI donaa caahtI hO.
sahI h,O is~yaaM svayaM baOD, nahIM banatI hO samaaja yaa dUsaro ]nhoM baOD, banaato hMO.prMpravaadI
naarI pit Wara dI gayaI pID,a caupcaap sahtI hO, laoikna Aagao calakr Aismata kao phcaanatI hO
AaOr ivad`aohI bana jaatI hO.
‘ek parao purvaOyaa’
vaOvaaihk jaIvana ko p`it naairyaaM rMga-Baro svaPna baunatI hOM.laoikna vaastva p`aya: sapnaaoM sao
iBanna p`kar ko haoto hOM.ivavaah ko AarMiBak idnaaoM maoM pit p%naI ek-dUsaro kao Pyaar krto
hOM.Aagao calakr yah p`oma QaIro-QaIro kma hao jaata hO AaOr vao samaJa laoto hOM ik saarI [cCaeM yaa
212 Z,a[- AaKr p`oma ka : maiNaka maaoihnaI,pR ,25 213 vahI, pR ,25 214 vahI, pR ,26
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AIBalaaYaayaoM kBaI BaI pUrI nahIM hao saktIM.daMp%yagat dUiryaaM BaI baZ,tI hOM.saMGaYa- BaI pOda haoto
hOM.kBaI kBaI tIsaro kI ]pisqait BaI haotI hO.
dIiPt KND,olavaala kRt ‘ek parao purvaOyaa’ kI sauQaa ka^laoja maoM kama krtI hO.pit
sauroSa ek kMpnaI ko hOD Aa^ifsa maoM kama krta hO.ek baoTa AaOr baoTI BaI haotI hO.naaOkrIpoSaa
naarI kao daohra daiya%va inaBaanaa pD,ta hO.sauQaa Apnao daohro daiya%va sao qak hO.ek idna vah
baaja,ar maoM ima~ A$Naa dIdI kao doKtI hO.jaao ]sao ‘purvaOyaa’ pukartI hO baatcaIt ko baIca vah
gaT\To ]Bar Aayao haqa idKatI hO.bahUt kzaor kama krnao sao hqaolaI kI maRduta naYT hao gayaa
hO.tba vah ivad`aohI svar maoM saasa AaOr pit ko iva$w k`aoQa p`kTkr khtI hO ik “naaOkr
Aajakla imalato kha^M hO AaOr imala BaI jaae tao saasajaI yaa pitdova ]nhoM iTknao khaM doto h?
AaOr ifr tumharI purvaOyaa hO na dIdI, saara QanQaa samaoTnao koilae” 215 ka^laoja maoM vah jaUinayar
lao@carr hO pr Gar maoM kovala naaOkranaI.vah ek kuSala gaRihNaI, mamatamayaI maaM AaOr saovaaBaavaI
p%naI hO.laoikna vaOvaaihk jaIvana maoM vah baohd Asahaya AaOr AkolaI hO.sauroSa BaI svasqa SarIr,
saMtuilat saa vyai@t%vavaalaa hO laoikna caohro kI roKaAaoM maoM gaiNat ko AaMkD,o, jaOsao p`itxaNa jaaoD,
baakI, gauNa-Baaga ka-ihsaaba lagaa rho haoM.Apnao pu$Ya ko baaro maoM sauQaa kI raya hO ik “ , ,
,laaOTI tao sauroSa nao dbaaoca ilayaa , , ,vah pit pu$Ya ka hk maaMgato nahIM, vasaUla laoto hOM , , ,bahUt
kOla@yaulaoiTva hO sauroSa, hr baat ka ihsaaba rKto hOM-mahrI kI tna#vaah tk ka , , ,.dIdI,
sauroSa kovala [namaoM Dubato hOM.’sauQaa nao Apnao ]nnat vaxa pr ]MgalaI rK dI ‘AaOr maOM Aip-t haokr
BaI samaip-t nahIM hao patI”216
ka^laoja maoM pZ,to samaya sauQaa Aimat kao Pyaar krtI qaI.laoikna Aimat nao ]sao zukrakr
ek imainasTr kI baoTI sao ivavaah ikyaa.Aaja Aimat Baart sarkar ko kayaa-laya maoM ek ]cca
pd pr kaya-rt hO.sauQaa saaf sauQaro, svasqa, saundr dao baccaaoM kI maata haonao pr BaI Aimat kao
Pyaar krtI hO.]sa Pyaar kao BaUlanao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM hO.p`acaIna kala kI pitva`ta naarI
215 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KND,olavaala, pR ,42 216 vahI, pR ,47
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kao jaIvana maoM AaOr mana maoM ek hI pit haota qaa laoikna AaQauinak ivacaaraoMvaalaI yauvaityaaM ApnaI
Aismata kao sqaana dotI hO AaOra [cCanausaar jaIvana ibatanao ka QaOya- idKatI hO. ‘sauQaa kh rhI
qaI ik “maOM p%qar hU^M , , ,maOM p%qar hU^M yaa maOM nao p%qar rK ilayaa hO ]sa mana pr, ijasao maOM nao baar baar
ibaKrto, TUTt,o KMD-KMD haoto doKa hO.iktnao KMD-KMD haoto doKo hOM mana maoM maOM nao ik saaoca
ilayaa hO mana ko [sa capla ASva kI baagaDaor KIMcakr hI rKU^M, bahknao pr yah Apnao saaqa Apnao
rqa AaOr saarqaI kao BaI iksa Atla gat- maoM jaa pTkogaa, kaOna jaanata hO ? ifr BaI yah capla
ASva vah ka hO , , ,AaOr baagaDaor kao ksakr KIMcato maoro haqaaoM maoM Calao pD,kr rh gae hOM , , ,sauQaa
nahIM saMBaala sakI hO [sa AK kao baagaDaor ]sako haqaaoM sao CUT ga[- hO , , ,maOM KIMca dU^M yah baagaDaor ,
, ,Saayad sauQaa baca jaae.”217 vah ifr BaI Apnaa Pyaar p`kT krko khtI hO ik ‘ , , ,jaanatI hU^M,
maora Gar hO, pit hOM, baccao hOM, laoikna kaOna-saa kt-vya nahIM inaBaa rhI hU^M maoM? iksa ijammaodarI sao
mauMh fora hO maOM nao? AaOr ifr BaI Aimat kao nahIM BaUla sakI hU^M maOM , , ,pagalapna hI sahI, laoikna yah
saca hO ik Aimat Aaja maoro mana maoM hO.”218 pit AaOr baccao haonao pr BaI vah pUva- p`omaI kao mana maoM
sqaana dotI hO AaOr yahI saca }^Mcao Aavaaja, maoM p`kT krnao ka saahsa BaI p`kT krtI hO.vah
prMpragat p%naI BaI bananaa caahtI hO. pit Wara jaUD,o maoM fUla lagaanaa, pit ko saaqa gaIt gaanaa,
pit Wara maananaa yao saba caahtI hO.sauroSa kBaI-kBaI ]sao maar baOzto hO.dUr ko irSto ka dovar-
jaao nagapUr maoM [MjaIinayairMga pZ,to hO-ivajaya ApnaI BaavanaaAaoM sao ]na caaoTaoM kao saoMknao lagaata
hO.Aba ]sako mana maoM ivajaU hO.ivajaU ko baaro maoM vah khtI hO ik “ , , ,mauJao laganao lagaa ik ivajaU
saaqa rho tao ijandgaI ka yah saara jahr maOM pI laU^MgaI , , ,maoro dgQa naarI%va pr fuharoM barsaa dI qaI
ivajaU nao , , ,ivajaU ka svar Saayad maorI pukar ka vah p`%yau<r qaa ijasao hr naarI mana Apnao pu$Ya sao
217 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KND,olavaala, pR ,48
218 vahI, pR ,48
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caahta hO caahta rhta hO.”219 laoikna ivajaU BaI ]sakao Claa hO.Amt maoM vah Apnao kao purvaOyaa
nahIM ‘parao’ naama sao pukartI hO.
saaQaarNat: BaartIya naarI ivavaah ko baad pitva`ta banatI hO.]saka SarIr AaOr mana pit
koilae Aip-t hO.Anya pu$YaaoM kao doKnaa yaa baatcaIt krnaa prMpra ko iva$w hO.laoikna
AaQauinak naairyaaM sacaot hOM AaOr Aismata ko p`it jaaga$k BaI hOM.ApnaI Aismata kao dUsaraoM ko
saamanao samaip-t krnao koilae vao tOyaar nahIM hOM.yahaM sauQaa BaI Apnao p`omaI ko p`it jaagaRt hO.p%naI
ka kt-vya inaBaanao ko saaqa-saaqa Apnao p`oma kao }^Mcao Aavaaja, maoM p`kT krnao ka saahsa BaI
]samaoM hO.
‘SaoYa ASaoYa’
khavat hO ‘ivavaah svaga- maoM haota hO’ AaQauinak yauga maoM yah kovala khavat maa~ hO p`yaaoga
maoM [sako iva$w hI ijandgaI calatI hO.sadOva ek saaqa rhnao koilae p`stut s~I AaOr pu$Ya ko
saMbanQa kao ivavaah ka naama doto hOM.yah saMbanQa Pyaar AaOr GainaYz ivaSvaasa pr AaQaairt hO.AaOr
pit yaa p%naI ko Amt tk yah saMbanQa jaarI rhnaa caahto hOM.laoikna Aaja vaOvaaihk saMbanQa
kBaI-kBaI kovala baMQana hao jaata hO.s~I AaOr pu$Ya pirvaar ko pUrk hO.ek ko ABaava maoM
pirvaar isqat nahIM hO.p`acaIna kala maoM pirvaar maoM p%naI pit ko inado-Sak kao isar pr QaarNa
krtI qaI.AaQauinak yauga maoM naarI iSaxaa nao naarI ko jaIvana maoM mah%vapUNa- pirvat-na laayaa hO.naarI
Apnao kao pu$Ya ko samakxa maanatI hO.
dIiPt KNDolavaala kRt ‘SaoYa ASaoYa’ kI naaiyaka racaI ka^laoja maoM lao@carr hO.vah naOroTr
manau jaao ivavaaiht AaOr maQau ko papa BaI hO sao AvaOQa-saMbanQa sqaaipt krtI hO.racaI ko ksbao ka
gaMDa rjjana nao vaYaao-M phlao ]saka balaa%kar ikyaa qaa.baad maoM caaOQarI sao racaI ka ivavaah hao
gayaa.laokna [na daonaaoM kI Apoxaa naOroTr ko p`it racaI ko mana maoM AiQak lagaava hO. ekbaar
baatcaIt krto samaya naOroTr [sa saMbanQa kao Pyaar yaa ivavaah ka naama donaa caahta hO tba vah
219 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KND,olavaala, pR ,48
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khtI hO ik “na manaU Pyaar AaOr ivavaah jaOsao naama Aba mauJao inarqa-k lagato hOM.s~I AaOr pu$Ya ko
saMbanQa kao sada [sa baMQana maoM baaMQaa gayaa hO AaOr ifr yao baMQana [tnao ksao gayao hOM ik [namaoM baMQao
saMbanQa saaMsa laonao koilae BaI GauTto rh gayao hOM.Saayad tuma khao ik maOM mau@tBaaoga kI vakalat kr
rhI hU^M.nahIM, manau, maOM maa~ Apnao ilae kovala ek sahja isqat maaMga rhI h^U, jaao ek pu$Ya haonao
ko naato tuma mauJao do rho hao.maOM tumhara Gar nahIM ]jaaD,naa caahtI, na tumhoM iksaI baMQana maoM baaMQanaa
caahtI hU^M.basa, caahtI hU^M ik tuma ijandgaI ko ehsaasa kI trh maoro pasa khIM banao rhao ik maOM
sakU^M.”220 [sap`kar vaOvaaihk jaIvana saMbanQaI Apnaa Alaga dRiYTkaoNa batanao ka QaOya- vah
idKatI hO.
racaI ApnaI pUva- kqaa manau kao saunaatI hO.vah rjjana sao Pyaar krtI qaI. rjjana ksbao
ka ek gauMDa hO.jaba racaI caaOdh vaYa- kI rhI qaI tba rjjana nao ]sao Sabd ko SaarIirk Aqa- maoM
rop ikyaa.rjjana kI pSauta nao ]sao Aaht ikyaa vah iCp iCpkr raoyaI ikntu ]sakI AaMsauAaoM
maoM rjjana [tnaa p`itcCivat haonao lagaa ik vah rjjana koilae kamanaa krnao lagaI.]sanao rjjana ko
saaqa gaRhsqaI calaanao ka sapnaa BaI doKa.]sanao QaOya- saMBaalakr ApnaI [cCa maaM sao p`kT
kI.laoikna maaM ]sao ek gauMDo kao donao koilae tOyaar nahIM qaI.tba ]sa CaoTI saI nao laD,kI saIQao
rjjana sao BaI pUC laI.vah BaI ]sao byaah krnao koilae tOyaar nahIM qaa.ijasanao ]sakI doh kao
naaocakr AbaaoQa Aist%va kao Aaht ikyaa ]saI kao varNa krnao ka Aaga`h ]sao haotI hO.Apnao
Aist%va ka naaSa krnaovaalao kI ijandgaI naYT krnao kI [cCa AaOr ivad`aoh kI Baavanaa ]sako mana
maoM jaagaRt haotI hO.tBaI ksbao ko caaOQarI Garanao sao byaah ka saMdoSa Aayaa.ivavaah ko baad vah
saoja pr baOzkr rMga-Baro sapnao doK rhI hO tba pit Saraba pIkr Aato hO AaOr ]sao plaMga sao fSa-
pr GasaIT laota hO.@yaaoMik vah mauMSaI kI baoTI hO, vah ApnaI AaOkat kao na BaUlanao koilae pit
yah kaya- krta hO.dao vaYa- tk vah pitva`ta naarI kI trh saarI pID,ayaoM bada-St krtI
rhI.ek baar jvar maoM tptI ]sakI doh kao dbaaocanaa caahkr pitdova Aato hO.tba dao vaYaao-M sao
220 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KND,olavaala, pR ,32
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kucalatI ]sakI Aismata jaaga ]ztI hO.vah pitdova kI [cCa kao [nakar krtI hO “dao vaYa-
tk maOM saba kuC bada-St krtI rhI.ek rat naSao maoM ]nma<a pit pu$Ya sao jvar maoM tptI maorI
doh kao dbaaocanaa caaha, tao maOM nao ivad`aoh kr idyaa.”221 k`uw hoakr pitdova ]sako ]dr pr
laat maarta hO.vah baohaoSa hao jaatI hO AaOr iksa svaPna kao ]dr maoM vah platI hO vah BaI naYT
hao jaata hO.laoikna vah praijat nahIM haotI.vah caaOQarI sao tlaak laotI hO AaOr ifr pZ,nao
lagatI hO. “ maOM ifr pZ,nao lagaI.Apnao BaItr ko saaro drvaaja,o baMd kr maOM kovala baahr kI
duinayaa maoM rhnao lagaI ik mauJao pZ,naa hO, ik naaOkrI imalao, ik mauJao naaOkrI [sailae krtI hO ik
mauJao jaInaa hO.”222 ha^M, dRZinaScayaI mana kBaI BaI har nahI maanata hO.vah pZ,kr ka^laoja kI
lao@carr banatI hO.pUva- pit caaOQarI ifr BaI ]sako pasa Aato hO Aba ]nhoM jaInao koilae kuC
caaihe.
manau kao yah psand Aata hO.tba vah khtI hO ik “ , , ,laoikna maOM ]sa jaanavar kao BaI
jaIto jaI marnao nahIM do saktI , , ,maOM iksaI kao BaI marnao nahIM do saktI , , ,.”223 [tnao AiQak pID,a
sahnao pr BaI vah p%naI ka Qama—pit ko p`it inaYzavaana rhnaa-nahIM BaUlatI hO.Aba BaI vah p%naI
ko prMpragat $p ko p`it inaYzavaana rhkr Apnao Aist%va kao phcaanatI hO.manau ivavaaiht hO,
yah jaanakr BaI vah manau ko Gar AatI hO.]sakI p%naI jaao gaBa-vatI hO, yah psand nahIM krtI
hO.vah racaI kao namaskar tk nahIM krtI AaOr pit sao [sa ‘Dayana’ kao yahaM sao lao jaanao kao BaI
khtI hO.racaI kao [sa pr k`aoQa nahIM Aata AaOr ]sakI kmaja,aor p%naI kao iksaI AcCo Da^@Tr
kao idKanao koilae kuC $pe BaI dotI hO.
racaI kao xaya hao gayaa AaOr vah mar gayaI.yah saUicat krko naOroTr kao p~ imalata
hO.naOroTr racaI ko inaSabd TUTnao ka saaxaI rha hO.AaOr yah inaSabd ]nako BaItr Anakho SabdaoM
maoM Qvainat p`itQvainat haota rha hO.
221 kD,vao saca : dIiPt KND,olavaala, pR ,35-36
222 vahI, pR ,36
223 vahI, pR ,39
225
Anaok yaatnaayaoM sahkr p%naI baar-baar TUTtI dIK pD,tI hO.laoikna vah Aismata kao
phcaanatI hO AaOr ijandgaI ko Anaok TukDaoM kao jaaoD,kr jaIit hO tqaa ijandgaI maoM ivajaya p`aPt
krtI hO.
‘pccaIsa saala kI laD,kI’
samaaja kI prMpragat maanyata hO ik naarI ko jaIvana ka ekmaa~ laxya ivavaaiht haokr
pu$Ya kI saovaa krnaa hO.samaaja kI QaarNaa hO ik Aivavaaiht rhnaovaalaI naairyaaM sabako saba baUrI
naairyaaM hO.]<araQauinak yauga haonao pr BaI samaaja kI mana : isqait maoM ]llaoKnaIya badlaava nahIM
Aayaa hO.ivavaaiht AaOrtoM A@sar saaocatI hOM ik duinayaa-Bar kI laD,ikyaaM ]nako pit ka Daka
Dalanao vaalaI hO.
mamata kailayaa Wara ricat ‘pccaIsa saala kI laD,kI’ kI naaiyaka imasTr Samaa- jaI kI
sTOnaao hO jaao pccaIsa ]ma` kI hO AaOr ivavaah ABaI tk nahIM huAa hO.vah ek idna imasTr Samaa-
ko Gar, ]pinad-oSak ko inado-Saanausaar kuC kagaja,aoM pr hstaxar kranao koilae AatI hO.imasaoja
Samaa- prMpragat naarI hO.Aivavaaiht naairyaaoM ko baaro maoM samaaja kI saMkuicat mana: isqait doKnao kao
imalata hO imasaoja, Samaa- ko SabdaoM maoM.Aagao imasaoja, Samaa- dFtr kI saarI naairyaaoM ka AaMkDa laonaa
Sau$ krtI hO ik kula iktnaI laD,ikyaaM dFtr maoM kama krtI hOM, ]namaoM sao iktnaI ivavaaiht-
Aivavaaiht hO, iktnaI pir%ya@ta AaOr iktnaI ivaQavaa? Aagao naaiyaka saiht saBaI Aivavaaiht
laD,ikyaaoM kao salaah dotI hO ik “ , , ,ja,maanaa bahUt Kraba hO.laD,kI ka paMva jara ifsalaa nahIM
ik ifsalata calaa jaata hO.]ma` Bar raonaa pDogaa ifr.” 224 yah saunakr naaiyaka saaocatI hO ik
‘vao Apnao jap, tp AaOr va`t sao hI @yaaoM nahIM saIQao-saIQao mauJao Basma kr dotIM? @yaaoM eosaI kI
tOsaI kr rhI hO.Agar maOM papI hU^M, tao ]nako tap sao inaiScat jala jaa}^MgaI.”225 baa^sa kI baIvaI
kao naaraja, krnao kI ihmmat AaOr ihmaakt ]samaoM nahIM hO [sailae ]naka ivad`aohI svar mana maoM
]ztI imaTtI hO ‘ , , ,maora mana huAa, khU^M, ek talaa Samaa- jaI kI pOMT kI paoTI maoM ATka kr 224 mamata kailayaa kI khainayaa^M : mamataa kailayaa ,pR , 332 225 vahI, pR ,332
226
]sakI BaI caabaI Apnao gaucCo maoM laTka laIijae AaOr caOna kI naIMd saaoyaa kIijae imasaoja, Samaa-!va`t
ko saharo kba tk pit kao saaQaoM rhoMgaI.pr maOM CunnaI banaI baOzI rhI.’226 baatcaIt ko baIca
imasaoja, Samaa- ]sasao pUCtI hO ik tuma SaadI kba kr rhI hao? tba vah saaocatI hO ik ‘maUK- imasaoja,
Samaa-.@yaa vao nahIM jaanatI ik hmaaro yaha^M laD,ikyaa^M SaadI krtI nahIM hOM, ]nakI SaadI hao jaatI
hO.’227 saMkaoca sao naaiyaka ‘kao[- imalata hI nahIM [sa laayak’ ka bahanaa banatI hO.imasaoja, Samaa-
saBaI naairyaaoM kao kaosakr khtI haOM tao laD,kI kTU javaaba donaa caahtI hO laoikna imasaoja, Samaa-
kao k`aoQaI banaanao kI ihmmat ]samaoM nahIM hO.[sailae vah imasaoja, Samaa- ko khnao pr sahmatI p`kT
kr maata Wara caunao gayao laD,ko ka bahanaa banakr CuT\TI laokr Gar jaanao kI [cCa p`kT krtI
hO.tba imasaoja, Samaa- tOyaarI krnao ka AadoSa BaI dotI hO.
naarI kao pccaIsa saala kI ]ma` haonao ko phlao hI ]sakI SaadI haonaI hO.samaaja kI [sa
galat mana:isqait naarI Aismata koilae baaQaa DalatI hO.Aismata koilae p`ya%naSaIla AaOr
icaMtnaSaIla naarI kao BaI gaulaama banaanaovaalaI samaaja kI mana:isqait ka pda-faSa p`stut khanaI maoM
huAa hO.samaaja maoM p`cailat galat AvaQaarNaaAaoM pr vyaMgya BaI krtI hO.
‘Sahr ko naama’
]<araQauinak yauga haonao pr BaI Baart maoM svayaM inaNa-ya laonao ka AiQakar laD,ikyaaoM kao na
imalata hO.pZ,a[- naaOkrI AaOr ivavaah ko inaNa-ya BaI p`aya: maata-ipta laoto hOM.svayaM inaNa-ya laonao ko
]ma` tk baD,a haonao pr BaI laD,kI ko jaIvana saMbanQaI saBaI kayaao-M maoM Aintma inaNa-ya maata-ipta ka
hO.kaOna-saa kpD,a phnanaa hO yaa @yaa Kanaa hO jaOsaI CaoTI saI baataoM maoM BaI inaNa-ya laonao kI
Anaumait yaha^M kI laD,ikyaaoM yaa yauvaityaaoM kao A@sar na imalatI hO.
Aismata kI tlaaSa maoM inart yauvaityaaoM kao sa<arao<ar khanaI maoM pyaa-Pt sqaana imalaa
hO.maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaiKt ‘Sahr ko naama’ SaIYa-k khanaI 1975 ko Aapat kalaIna saMdBa- kao
laokr ilaKI ga[- hO.maaM-baap kao CaoD,kr Aismata kao kayama krto hue jaIvana ibatanao ka inaNa-ya
226 mamata kailayaa kI khainayaa^M : mamataa kailayaa ,pR , 333 227 vahI,pR 333
227
laonaovaalaI laD,kI kI khanaI hO ‘Sahr ko naama’.laD,kI ko ipta ek p`Saasak AaOr sarkarI
Afsar hO.laD,kI ipta kI [kalaaOtI baoTI hO.vah tao rajanaIitko gaMdo dladla maoM fMsa jaatI
hO.vah maja,dUraoM kI JauggaI-JaaoMpD,I baistyaaoM maoM, galaI-galaI jaakr SaaoYaNa Ba`Ytacaar, p`dUYaNa Aaid
ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zakr naaTk ikyaa krtI hO.[sa p`kar AnaiBa&aoM kao samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa
BaI krtI hO.laoikna yah kaya- ]sako ipta kao psaMd nahIM hO.[sailae vah ApnaI [jjat kI
p`itYza koilae maana mayaa-da ka #yaala krko laD,kI kao ema ,esa ,kI pZ,a[- koilae AmarIka Baoja
doto hO.vaha^M hOrI naamak yauvak sao ]sakI maulaakat haotI hO.vah ek BaaolaI-BaalaI laD,kI haonao ko
karNa ApnaI [cCaAaoM kao p`kT kr ek Kt hOrI kao BaojatI hO.laoikna laD,kI ko caah ko
Anausaar jaIvana ibatanao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM hO.AmarIka maoM rhnaa laD,kI kao psaMd nahIM
hO.[sailae vah saaocatI hO ik ‘nahIM rhU^MgaI AaOr vaha^, maOM nao tya kr ilayaa.saba daostaoM sao kh
idyaa, maOM vaapsa laaOT rhI hU^M Apnao doSa.baPpa kao BaI ilaK idyaa, faOrna iTkT ko pOsao Baoja dao;
maOM laaOT rhI hU^M Apnao Sahr tumharo, pasa.”228 Kt ko javaaba maoM iptajaI ApnaI AinacCa p`kT
krko JaaDU lagaakr yaa bat-na rgaD,kr svayaM kmaanao ka AadoSa dota hO.[sako Alaavaa fIsa saIQaa
ka^laoja maoM jamaa krvaanao ka inaScaya BaI krto hO.laD,kI laaOTnao kI [cCa p`kT krto hue maaM kao
BaI Kt ilaKtI hO.baPpa [sa baar BaI javaaba dota hO.ek baar ifr laD,kI iptajaI sao Kt
Wara pUCtI hO ik “maOM tao tumhara hI haqa ba^MTa rhI qaI, ifr maorI vajah sao-tumhara Aiht-
Apmaana kOsao hao gayaa.@yaa [tnaa baD,a jauma- qaa maora ik ekdma doSainakalaa do donaa pD,o.”229
maatajaI Apnao Kt maoM yaad idlaatI hO ik vah [klaaOtI santana haonao ko karNa baPpa kI
AaSaaAaoM-mah%vaakaMxaaAaoM kI pUra krnao ka daiya%va ]sakao hO.yah Kt pZ,kr laD,kI saaocatI hO
ik ‘]nakI mah%vaakaMxaa pUrI krnao kI ijammaodarI maorI @yaaoM hO? Agar baPpa ko ek baoTa BaI
haota, dao-caar AaOr baoTo baoiTyaaM haoto tba BaI vao [saI trh ApnaI AaSaae^M mah%vaakaMxaae^M ]na
sabasao pUrI krvaato? baap ro, tba tao ZoraoM mah%vaakaMxaae^M ZaonaI pD,tIM ]nakao.yaa ek hI
228 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,100 229 vahI : pR ,102
228
mah%vaakaMxaa baMT cauT jaatI.’230 Agalao Kt maoM vah kanvaoMT maoM BatI- haokr nana bana jaanao kI
[cCa p`kT krtI hO.saaqa BaI caar baccaaoM kI maaM BaI bananaa caahtI hO.Kt pZ,kr iptajaI
Apnao ek daost kao laD,kI pr naja,r rKnao koilae ilaKta hO.laoikna vah AadmaI isaf- ek
idna ]sasao imalanao koilae Aata hO, ifr nahIM.
laDkI Pyaar baaMTnaa caahtI hO.saBaI ko baIca Pyaar baaMTto hue jaInaa caahtI hO.ipta ko
Kt ka vah javaaba nahIM dotI hO.mana-hI-mana inaScaya krtI hO ik ‘baPpa, Aba AaOr yaha^M nahIM
rhU^MgaI.tumanao jaao kha hO vahI k$^MgaI, JaaDU lagaa}^MgaI, bat-na rgaDU^MgaI AaOr iTkT ko pOsao jamaa
haoto hI Apnao Sahr laaOT Aa}^MgaI’231 ijanhoM samaaja [jjat nahIM dota hO vah ]nhIM laaogaaoM sao imalanaa
caahtI hO.vah ApnaI [cCa p`kT krtI hO ik ‘maOM ]nhIM laaogaaoM sao imalanaa caahtI qaI ijanhoM
samaaja [jjat nahIM dota AaOr [jaajat nahIM dota [jjat panao kI kaoiSaSa krnao kI.]sa Sahr maoM
eosao Anaok dUiYat kaonao qao jaha^M kanaUna kI [jaajat pakr kama krnao koilae iksaI ka pUva-ga`h
ivaSaoYa qaa nahIM.’232 vah iptajaI kI [cCa pUrI krnao koilae jaUzna saaf krnao ka kama krtI
hO.yah jaanato va@t iptajaI ]sao ilaKta hO ik pOsaaoM kI ja,$rt hao tao ilaK donaa hO.ek baar
ifr vah Apnao Sahr laaOT jaanao ka inaScaya krtI hO ik ‘pr ek ja,$rt mauJao hO ja,$r.vaapsa
Apnao Sahr laaOT jaanao kI.]saI koile kmaakr pOsaa jamaakr rhI hU^M.’233 vah Aajakla
iptajaI kao Kt nahIM ilaKtI hO. vah saaocatI hO ik “maOM Aajakla ]nhoM Kt nahIM ilaKtI.jaba
laaOTkr jaa}^MgaI Apnao Sahr tao Kuba samaJakr baat k$^MgaI ]nasao tumharo pOsaaoM sao hI laaOTkr
AayaI hU^M, baPPaa, tumharo kmaayao pOsao yaa tumharI raya sao maoro kmaayao, kao[- fk- nahIM hO na.mauJao
laaOTnaa qaa maOM laaOT AayaI.Aba sao tumharo jaUto maOM pa^ilaSa ikyaa k$^MgaI.SaISao sao camaka
kroMgao.pta hO maOM kaOna hU^M, d ga`oTOsT pa^ilaSar Aa^f d valD-, d caOMp.PlaoToM camaka camakakr
230 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,103 231 vahI :pR 104 232 vahI :pR 104
233 vahI :pR 105
229
eo@sapT- hao gayI hU^M , , ,pr [ntja,ar krnaa hO ABaI.ABaI tao jaUzna saaf krnaI hO mauJao.’234 vah
baar baar Sahr laaOTnao kI [cCa p`kT krtI hO. “ , , ,maOM laaOTU^MgaI Apnao Sahr , , , ,”235 baPpa Wara
Baojaa jaoba Kca- AaOr PlaoToM saaf krko jamaayaa pOsao BaI jauD,kr vah Apnao Sahr laaOTnao koilae
iTkT KrIdtI hO.laD,kI ApnaI pZ,a[- AqaUrI sao CaoD,kr ivadoSa sao Apnao Sahr maoM phU^McatI
hO.ek haoTla maoM $k jaatI hO.vah samaJatI hO ik [sa haoTla kI jagah phlao ek yauvaraja ka
mahla qaa.sana\ 1975 maoM Aapatkala ko samaya ]sa yauvaraja kao jaao ]sa samaya ivapxa ka saMsad qaa
igarFtar kr ilayaa qaa.tba yauvaraja nao svaaiBamaana kI rxaa koilae kmaro ko BaItr KudkuSaI
kI.AaOr yauvaraja ko GaaoDaoM kao BaI puilasa nao Gaorkr ]nako pOraoM maoM naala zIk dI qaI AaOr rosa ko
GaaoD,o band Qaavak QaaoD,o bana gae qao.laDkI ApnaI tulanaa [sa yauvaraja sao krtI hO.ijasa samaya
puilasa nao yauvaraja kao sqaanaBa`Yz ikyaa ]saI samaya laD,kI kao BaI baPpa nao doSa sao inakala idyaa
hO.vah Apnao Sahr maoM laaOT Aanao kI tIva` [cCa p`kT krtI hO.laoikna laaOTnao pr ]sao lagata hO
ik yah ]saka Sahr nahIM hO.
laD,kI nao jaba GaaoD,aoM kao doKa tba laD,kI kI ivad`aohI caotnaa AaOr Aismata kI Baavanaa
jaaga ]ztI hO jaOsao GaaoD,aoM sao ]sao p`orNaa imalaI hao.Ant maoM vah inaNa-ya laotI hO ik duba-la tqaa
laacaar laaogaoM kI sahayata koilae vah Apnaa jaIvana samaip-t krogaI. “ maOM yaad rKU^MgaI maoro pOraoM maoM
naala nahIM zukI, maOM Kulao maOdana maoM daOD, saktI hU^M. Apnaa rasta cauna saktI hU^M.rosa ko T/Ok pr
daOD,naa laaijamaI nahIM banaa sakta kao[- maoro ilae.maOM Aaja,ad rKU^MgaI Kud kI ]na laaogaaoM ko saaqa
rhnao koilae jaao rosa maoM SarIk haonao laayak nahIM hO.”236 vah [sa AaSaya kao p`kT kr Apnao
ipta AaOr maata kao Sahr ko naama ilaK dotI hO AaOr khanaI yahIM samaaPt hao jaatI hO.
p`stut khanaI ko AarMBa sao Ant tk ApnaI Aismata ko Anausaar jaIvana ibatanao kI
tIva` [cCa p`kT krnaovaalaI laD,kI saamanao AatI hO.maata-ipta sao bandI banaakr, prMpra ko
234 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,106 235 vahI :pR 107 236 vahI :pR 112
230
Anausaar jaIvana ibatanaa vah nahIM caahtI.svayaM inaNa-ya laokr ApnaI rasta caunanao ka QaOya- ]sakI
Aismata kI p`bala sabaUt hO.
‘AnaaD,I’
svatM~ta p`aiPt ko baad saaz vaYa- baIt jaanao pr BaI ]cca vaga- AaOr inamnavaga- ko baIca ka
BaodBaava phlao ko samaana banaa rhta hO.daonaaoM vaga- Aapsa maoM GaRNaa AaOr WoYa ka Baava p`kT krto
hO.ACUtopna ka Baava mana maoM haoto hOM.baahrI bata-va maoM yah p`kT nahIm haota.inamnavaga- ko laaoga
Aaiqa-k dud-Saa ko karNa ]ccavaga- ko yahaM naaOkr-caakr bana jaato hOM.naaOkr ApnaI Asamaqa-ta
ko karNa Kulakr maailak ko iva$w ivad`aoh nahIM kr pata.[sailae vah mana hI mana ivad`aoh
krta hOM.
maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaiKt ‘AnaaD,I’ sauvaNaa- naamak laD,kI kI khanaI hO.sauvaNaa- inamnavaga-
kI laD,kI hO.Aba baarh vaYa- kI hO.mana krta hO skUla jaanao kI, saaqa kI CaokrI saholaI sao
Kolanao kI, JaUlaa JaUlanao kI, ibaskuT dUQa Kanao kI.Aba vah baMba[- ko ek samaRw pirvaar maoM
naaOkranaI ko $p maoM bat-na malanao ka kama krtI hO. jaba vah Aaz vaYa- kI qaI tba ]sanao tIna
CaoD, paMca Gar maoM BaaMD,o malanaa Sau$ ikyaa qaa.baap ka kama CUT gayaa qaa AaOr maaM AkolaI @yaa
kOsao saMBaalao.[sailae vah CaoTI laD,kI haonao pr BaI kama koilae inaklaI.]sao Apnao maalaikna ko
AalasaI svaBaava pr baD,I icaZ, AatI hO.sauvaNaa- kao doKkr laaoga baocaarI laD,kI khtI
hO.laoikna ]sao ‘baocaarI’ saunanaa AcCa nahIM lagata.svaaiBamaanaI sauvaNaa- kao saoz AaOr maalaikna kI
hmadd- AaOr Saibdk sahanauBaUit sao icaZ, hO.[sailae ]saka ivad`aohI mana saaocata hO ik ‘[tnaa
trsa Aa rha hO tao Baoja dao na [skUla.krvaa dao ]sakI pZ,a[--ilaKa[- ka [ntja,ama.naa, vaao
[nako basa ka na[-M.ifr kaOna krogaa JaaDU-fTka, kaOna malaogaa Baa^Mdo.ca: .AaOr yao baocaarI-
baocaarI baI iktnao idna kroMgao.ma@kar! matlaba pD,a tao qamaa doMgao kolaa yaa pava.na[-M ca[e sauvaNaa-
kao.]sao ca[yao ibaskuT.jaba tk imalao.’237
237 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,46
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maalaikna kI saaja-isaMgaar doKkr sauvaNaa- ko mana maoM BaI saaja-isaMgaar krnao kI [cCa
jaaga ]ztI hO.vah maalaikna ko Aa[-nao ko saamanao baOzkr k`Ima, laalaI pa]Dr AaOr ilapisTk BaI
lagaatI hO.ek idna vah doKtI hO ik maalaikna ekdma navaa rMga laayaI hO narp-rMganao kao.camak
sao sauvaNaa- irpMcaI jaatI hO maalaikna ko pasa.AaOr Apnao haqa maoM naola pailaSa lagaanao kI [cCa BaI
p`kT ktI hO.maalaikna ja,aor sao h^sato hue ]saka haqa pkD,kr ]sako naK pr rMga DalatI
hO.jaba saoz Kanao koilae Aata hO tba saarI khanaI maalaikna ]nhoM saunaatI hO.tba saoz aaga
babaUlaa hao ]zto hOM.yah saunakr sauvaNaa- Drnao lagaa ik khIM CD ]zakr ipla pD,a tao , , ,saoz
saara saamaana talao maoM band krto hOM.ek idna Baa^MDo malanao ko baad sauvaNaa- ibaskuT maaMgatI hO tao
baa[- dokr khtI hO “lao mar” yah saunakr sauvaNaa- ko mau^Mh ka svaad Kraba hao jaata hO. “maOM @yaaoM
ma$^M? tU mar . ‘]sanao ihndI maoM kha.tIna-caar baar.ivalaona kI trh mau^Mh banaakr.tba BaI mana
hlka na[- huAa.’238 baa[- saaocatI hO ik sauvaNaa- ihndI nahIM jaanatI.baa[- marazI nahIM
jaanatI.[sailae sauvaNaa- jaanabaUJakr marazI baaolatI hO ]sasao.jaba baa[- baUro SabdaoM maoM gaussaa p`kT
krto hO tao svaaiBamaanaI sauvaNaa- BaI pICo hTtI nahIM.vah ihndI maoM [saka javaaba dokr Aismata
kao p`kT krtI hO.
sauvaNaa- ikcana sao ]zkr baOzk maoM Aa jaatI hO AaOr saaofo pr baOzkr ]nmau@t Baava sao
ibaskuT Kanao lagatI hO. ‘caaraoM trf doKkr sabasao baD,o saaofo pr psar gayaI, yao Ta^Mga fOlaakr,
ekdma saoz ko maaifk.AaOr ]saI ko maaifk QaIro-QaIro ibaskuT kutrnao lagaI.’239 ibaskuT
kutrnao ko saaqa saaqa badna ihlaakr gaanaa BaI Sau$ krtI hO.tba baa[- vahaM Aa jaatI hO.]sakI
[sa QaRYTta sao icaZ,kr Gar sao baahr kr dotI hO.haqa CuD,anao kI kaoiSaSa baokar hu[- tao sauvaNaa- nao
icallaakr kha ‘kla sao na[-M Aa}^MgaI kama pr ‘tba baa[- ]saka haqa pkD,tI hO AaOr GasaITto
hue Gar ko drvaaja,o sao baahr Qakola dotI hO AaOr kla sao kama pr na Aanao ka AadoSa dokr
KTak sao drvaaja,a band krtI hO.
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[sap`kar sauvaNaa- AaiKr AnaaD,I inaklaI.inamnavaga- ko haoto hue BaI vah maalaikna ko
saamanao ApnaI Aismata kao CaoD,nao koilae tOyaar nahIM haotI.GarolaU naaOkranaI haonao pr BaI ApnaI
svaaBaaivak [cCaAaoM kao dbaanao koilae vah tOyaar nahIM,.dRZ,tapUva-k vah ApnaI [cCaAaoM kao p`kT
krtI hO.yah ]sakI Aismata kI sabaUt hO.
‘roSama’
BaartIya pirvaar ka kond` pu$Ya hI hO.vah naarI yaa p%naI pr AiQakar jatanaa caahta
hO.pirNaamat: s~I ka vyai@t%va A@sar dimat hao jaata hO.pirvaar koilae %yaaga AaOr
sahnaSaIlata p`kT krnaovaalaI s~I BaI A@sar pu$Ya ko Wara pddilat hao jaatI hO.AaiKr kba
tk saha jaaya pu$YaaoM ka AaiQap%ya? pu$Ya kI Ahmanyata AaOr AmaanauiYak vyavahar ko iva$w
naarI ka Aist%vabaaoQa jaaga ]zta hO.vah svayaM inaNa-ya laokr ivad`aohI svar ]zatI hO.
‘roSama’ maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaiKt naarI Aismata kao AiBavya@t krnaovaalaI saSa@t khanaI
hO.p`stut khanaI kI naaiyaka homavatI pit kao prmaoSvar maananaovaalaI pIZ,I ka hO vah pit baa]jaI
sao Baya KatI qaI @yaaoMik ]saka pit kzaor inayaM~Na AaOr AnauSaasanapUNa- vyavahar ko AadmaI
hO.pr mau^Mh Kaolakr ivaraoQa BaI nahIM krta hO.baa]jaI AaOr homavatI ko baoTo hOM ramaU AaOr rajaU.yao
daonaaoM ipta ko iva$w ifjaUla Kca- hO.baoTo ko ifjaUlaKca- doKkr iptajaI BaunaBaunaato hO.ramaU kI
SaadI ko baad Gar maoM TI ,vaI ,KrIda hO.]sa pr hue Kca- sao sa#t naaraja, haonaovaalaa ipta hI sabasao
j,yaada va@t TI ,vaI , ko saamanao gauja,rta hO.ifr BaI vah baoTo kao kaosata hO.
homavatI ek baar nanha rajaU kao kuC pOsao jamaakr rajaU kI [cCa ko Anausaar ik`koT ka
baiZ,yaa ballaa KrIdtI hO.ba}jaI [sa pr naaraja, haokr ]nhoM ek mauSt Gar ka Kca_ donaa banQa
kr dota hO.tba sao ]nhoM idna Bar ko Kca- koilae raoja, saubah iBaKairna saa haqa psaarnaa pD,ta
hO. ‘raoja, saubah ihsaaba lagaakr idna Bar ko Kca- kao pOsao pkD,ato qao AaOr Saama kao ]nasao pUra
ihsaaba tlaba kr laoto qao.Agalaa idna, AgalaI saubah pr.hr saubah haqa fOlaakr dsa baIsa
$pe laonao maoM vao iBaKairna saa mahsaUsa krtI qaIM.tmaama idna pOsao-pOsao kI iganatI krto baIttI
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qaI.Saama tk, haqa svaalaI haonao pr vahI iBaKmaMgaapna dUnaI takt ko saaqa ]na pr havaI hao
jaata qaa.’240 ekbaar ramaU kI bahU tara nao baa}jaI ko Gar laaOTnao pr ]nasao pUC baOzI qaI ik vao
mahInao ka Kca- ek saaqa maatajaI kao @yaaoM nahIM doto.
“raoja,-raoja, haqa fOlaanao maoM AadmaI jalaIla mahsaUsa krta hO.”]sanao Taoka qaa.
“AadmaI?”baa}jaI nao %yaaorI caZ,akr pUCa qaa.
“AaOrt sahI” tara nao kha qaa, “AaOrt BaI AadmaI, maora matlaba, [nsaana haotI hO.”
savaala [nsaainayat ka nahIM, A@la ka hO.pOsaa saMBaalanaa Aanaa caaihe, [nako haqa pr
rK dota tao banaa laota makana.tba [tnao zaT sao rhnao kI nahIM imalata, bahU.”241 ramaU nao Apnao
kmaro maoM eyarkMDISanar lagavaayaa AaOr baOzk maoM BaI kUlar lagavaanao ka p`stava ikyaa.vah BaI
baa}jaI kao psand nahIM Aata.rajaU kI bahU p`Iit jaao vakIla kI laD,kI nao homavatI sao kha
“saara ksaUr Aapka hO, maatajaI .payadana banaoMgaI tao payadana banaaegaa AadmaI.saaf-saaf kh
@yaaoM nahIM dotI, [tnaI kMjaUsaI krnaI hO tao Kud calaaAao gaRhsqaI.”242 p`Iit vakIla kI laD,kI
haonao ko karNa kanaUna kI pxaQar, s~I ko samaanaaiQakar pr dao Tuk baat krnaovaalaI BaI hO.baar-
baar p`Iit ko khnao pr baa}jaI vasaIyat maoM ApnaI p%naI ko naama kuC [ntjaama kr doto hO.
ek baar baoao rajaU baa}jaI sao ibanaa pUC-naaCo ]nako kmaro maoM kUlar rK gayaa hO.]sao yah
psaMd nahIM hO.Kanao kI maoja, pr vah daobaara [sako baaro maoM khta hO tao p`Iit nao javaaba dotI hO ik
saBaa kao garmaI tao lagatI hO.tba baa}jaI k`aoQa sao Barkr khto hO ik “ha^M-ha^M @yaaoM nahIM? eosaa
krao, ApnaI saasa kao laalaI-pa]Dr lagaanaa BaI isaKa dao.kUlar lagaa hO tao maokAp BaI haonaa
caaihe.psaInaa Aanao pr bah nahIM jaaegaa.” [sa baar p`Iit tOSa maoM Aa gayaI qaI, “tao @yaa
huAa?” ]sanao kha qaa “AmarIka maoM sa<ar-sa<ar barsa kI AaOrtoM saja Qajakr rhtI hO.yaha^M , ,
,baa}jaI AaOr zzakr h^sao qao “tao AmarIka calao jaaAao tuma laaoga.[nhoM BaI saaqa laoto
240 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR ,78 241 vahI :pR 79 242 vahI :pR 80
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jaaAao.sajaa Qajaakr dUsarI SaadI kr donaa.kao[- maaoTI A@lavaalaa f^Msa hI jaaegaa.”243 saba
BaaOMcak rh gayao qao AaOr p`Iit Kanaa baIca maoM CaoD,kr ]z gayaI qaI.jaakr ]nako kmaro sao kUlar
baahr inakala laayaI qaI.ifr iksaI nao ]nako kmaro maoM kUlar nahIM rKa qaa.homavatI [sa baat pr
KuSa haotI hO ik ]sako daonaaoM baoTo rajaU AaOr ramaU ipta ko samaana nahIM hO.daonaaoM ApnaI kmaa[- p%naI
ko haqa maoM doto hO.kmaato hO AaOr Kca- BaI krto hO.jaba rajaU AaOr p`Iit nao homavatI kao AmarIka
baulaayaa qaa tba baa}jaI nao ]nhoM jaanao sao raok idyaa qaa.
baa}jaI ka dohant hao gayaa.AzavanaI ko idna tara jaaor krko baiZ,yaa roSama kI safod
saaD,I phnavaa gayaI.vao khto hOM ik [tnao laaoga AaeMgao saaD,I Z,Mga kI haonaI hI caaihe.]sa roSamaI
saaD,I ka baD,a narma saa spSa- homavatI kI spurdrI hqaoilayaaoM kao lagata hO.roSama ko sauKd spSa-
AaOr kUlar kI hvaa ko karNa ]sao baD,a zNDa lagata hO.]sanao vaha^M baOzkr kmaro maoM haonaovaalaI
AaOrtaoM kI BaID, kao doKa.]sao lagaa ik iksaI ko caohro pr hmaddI- yaa gama nahIM kovala }ba AaOr
AaOpcaairkta najar AatI hO.pit ko dohant pr AaOr kao[- AadmaI du:KI nahIM lagata
hO.homavatI BaI bahUt du:KI nahIM hO.vah Anaok vaYaao-M sao pit Wara dI gayaI maanaisak pID,aAaoM kao
ek AadSa- p%naI ko bahanao JaolatI qaI.]nakI Aismata kao baUrI trh kucalakr baa}jaI ijandgaI
ibatata qaa.homavatI kao lagata hO ik Aba samaya Aa gayaa hO.ApnaI dbaI hu[- [cCaAaoM kI
Aismata kao ]zakr p`yaaoga maoM laanao kI baD,I ja,$rt hO. ‘sahsaa ek nayao Ahsaasa nao ]nhoM Gaor
ilayaa.vao na h^MsaI, na laMbaI saaMsa BaI.ApnaI safod roSamaI saaD,I AcCI trh saMBaalakr ]zIM AaOr
saIQaI KD,I hao gayaI. “cailae ]z jaa[e saba laaoga.” saQao svar maoM ]nhaoM nao kha “Saaok K%ma
krao,drI ka kaonaa maID, dao.AaOr caaya banaa laaAao, sabako ilae.ek baar ]zkr baOz jaa[e
Aap.’244 homavatI ko dRZ, svar saunakr saba AaOrtoM BaaOMcak ]z KD,I hu[-.]nako vyai@t%va maoM
Aae pirvat-na kao doKkr bahU tara tqaa Anya AaOrtaoM BaI AaScaya-caikt hao jaatI hOM.saaocatI
hO ik yah pagala hao ga[- hO.tba vah ‘kmar sao saIQa KIMcakr kd }^Mcaa ikyaa AaOr dRZ,svar maoM
243 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR , 83 244 vahI :pR 84
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baaolaI. “maOM kh rhI hU^M na, ]zavanaI hao laI, saIga K%ma.Aap laaoga caaya pIkr jaaAaogao tao mauJao
AcCa lagaogaa.KD,I @yaaoM hI, tara.jaaAao caaya banaa laaAao.”245 homavatI phcaanatI hO ik
]naka svar bahUAaoM kI trh Aa%maivaSvaasa sao Barkr roSama hao ]za hO.vah QaImao sao mauskurayaI
AaOr saaD,I kao badna sao ksakr lapoTa AaOr vaapsa fSa- pr baOz gayaIM.
Anaok vaYaao-M sao homavatI kI Aismata pID.a sahkr caup rh jaatI hO.jaba vah Apnao
Aapkao pu$Ya sao mau@t patI hO tba vah Apnao Anau$p jaIvana jaInaa p`arMBa kr dotI hO.samaya
baIt jaanao pr BaI vah Apnao vyai@t%va ka caunaava svayaM krtI hO.
‘baIca ka maaOsama’
]<araQauinak yauga maoM naarI Gar kI cahardIvaarI ko BaItr rhnaa nahIM caahtI.Aaja naarI
caotnaa ka vyaapk ivakasa huAa hO.pu$Ya ko ibanaa BaI jaIvana yaapna krnao koilae vah saxama hao
gayaI hO.vah saaocatI hO ik pu$Ya ko saaqa kdma imalaakr calanao sao ijandgaI maoM bahUt kuC CUT
jaata hO.[sako Alaavaa Kud Apnao baccao kao janma donaa AaOr palanaa hI bahUt mauiSklahao jaata
hO.[sailae naarI%va kI prakaYza-maatR%va-kao tRPt krnao koilae iksaI BaI baccao kao gaaod laokr
naaOkrI ko saharo ]saka palana-paoYaNa AaOr inavaa-h krnaa hI ]icat hO.
javaanaI AaOr baUZ,apo ko baIca kI vaya:saMQaI kI ~asadI sao gaujarnaovaalaI pmmaI rajaEaI maayaa
AaOr ixap`a naamak caar is~yaaoM kI khanaI hO maRdulaa gaga- Wara ilaiKt ‘baIca ka maaOsama’.[na caaraoM
ko jaIvana maoM pu$Ya tqaa baccaaoM ka ABaava hO.pmmaI skUla maoM Ticar hO.vah maaoSaa naamak kui<ayaa
ka palana paoYaNa krtI hO AaOr jaIvana maoM kBaI BaI pit yaa baccao kao caaha hI nahIM.rajaEaI nao
Apnao vaOvaaihk baksao sao baahr inaklakr ek dUkana KaolaI qaI.maayaa jaao kqaa naOroTr hO-
idllaI maoM maihlaa AaOr baalaklyaaNa ivaBaaga maoM Daiyaro@Tr hO.]saka pUva- pit sarkarI Afsar
tao hO hI kafI pOsaovaalaa tqaa rsaUKvaalaa AadmaI hO.laoikna maayaa kao ApnaI naaOkrI CaoD,kr
]sako pICo pICo GaUmanaa psand nahIM.[sailae ]sanao Apnao pit kao CaoD, idyaa hO, pr naaOkrI
245 Sahr ko naama : maRdulaa gaga-, pR , 84
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nahIm.ixap`a ko pit Aaobaaona ka iksaI sao ca@kr cala rha hO AaOr vah hFto maoM tIna idna daaOro
ka bahanaa krko Sahr sao baahr rhta hO.yao caaraoM rivavaar maoM ixap`a ko bagaIcao maoM saimmailat hao
gayaI.Akolaopna kI samasyaa baataoM maoM ]maD, AayaI.
pmmaI jaao Aqyaaipka hO pit yaa baccaa caaha hI nahIM.vah khtI hO ik “ , , ,maOM maaM nahIM
banaIM, [saka matlaba yah nahIM, ik jaao caaho mauJao Qaaoka do lao.pta hO, skUla maoM pZ,naovaalao maorI
@laasa ko CaoTo CaoTo baccao BaI yahI saIK kr Aato hOM, Gar sao.AaOrtoM maaM hO basa AaOr kuC
nahIM.maOM naka Ba`ma taoD, dotI hU^M.]nhoM batlaatI hUM ik ]nako maaM koilae baccao ja,$rI nahIM hO.”
“vaah @yaa Kuba” rajaEaI kTaxa ikyaa “baD,o Kusa haoto haoMgao saunakr.iktnaa saurixat
mahsaUsa krto haoMgao.”
“vaOsao nahIM, pOda krnaa ja,$rI nahIM hO, khtI hU^M”246 vah saaocatI hO ik pu$Ya ko ibanaa
BaI naarI jaIvana ibata saktI hO.vah SaadI-Sauda kao baokar BaI samaJatI hO. , , ,tora @yaa tUnao
SaadI hI nahIM kI.”
“[sailae nahIM kI.pit saalao saba bokar haoto hOM.d`aOpdI ko paMca qao.tao? bacaa ilayaa qaa
]sao ? ”247 vah pit yaa baccao caaha BaI nahIM. ]Qar pmmaI Aba BaI caalaU qaI, kh rhI qaI
“ maOM nao pit yaa baccaa kBaI caaha hI nahIM. maIra ko rhto hue mauJao kBaI Akolaa nahIM
lagaa.”248 vah pit AaOt baccao yaa pirvaar ko sqaana pr maISaa naamak ek kui<ayaa kao ibazlaa
rKa hO.vah ApnaI Aismata pr ivaSvaasa krtI hO.vah caaho tao maayaa kI AMganavaaD,I sao ek
baccaa laokr pala saktI hO pr maISaa ko rhto ]sao ]sakI ja,$rt nahIM hO.iksaI Anaaqa baccao kao
gaaod laonaa ]sao idlacaspI ka baat BaI nahIM hO.” , , ,caahU^M tao torI AMganavaaD,I sao baccaa laokr pala
saktI hU^M.pr maIra ko rhto mauJao ja,$rt nahIM hO samaJaI.pala lao, pmmaI, pala lao, ixap`a nao
naSaIlaI ]%kMD,a ko saaqa kha [sakI AmganavaaD,I ka ek baccaa tao Z,Mga ka jaIvana ijayao.”
246 samagama:maRdulaa, pR 107 247 vahI :pR 107 248 vahI :pR 108
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“mauJao idlacaspI nahIM hO”ek trf pmmaI Jallaa[- tao dUsarI trf maOM.”249 [sa p`kar
vah ]<araQauinak naarI banakr pit AaOr baccao ko ibanaa BaI jaIvana ibatanao ka QaOya- p`kT krtI
hO.yah ]sakI Aismata ka sabaUt hO.
hr AadmaI kao javaanaI AaOr baUZ,apo ko baIca kI vaya saMiQa jaao kBaI SaOSava AaOr yaaOvana ko
baIca JaUla AayaI qaI gauja,rnaa pD,ta hO.pr AaOrt kao yahI hala Akolaopna kI samasyaa j,yaada
gahra[- sao Cuta hO.rajaEaI ApnaI vyaqaa p`kT krto hue khtI hO ik “maoro pit baccao hO.pr
]nasao @yaa? baccaaoM kI ApnaI Alaga ijandgaI hO.pit kao Z,oroM kama ApnaI lagaI lagaa[- naaOkrI maOM
nao CaoD,I na haotI tao Saayad [tnaa kYT ]zakr , , ,”250 [sap`kar rajaEaI pit AaOr baccao haonao
pr BaI ijandgaI maoM AkolaI hao jaatI hO.]saka saaocanaa hO ik ek ku<ao ko na rhnao pr dUsara laa
sakta hO AaOr ]sao maISaa ka naama dokr rKa BaI sakta hO.pr baccaaoM ko saaqa tao eosaa nahIM
ikyaa jaa sakta.yah saunakr maayaa rajaEaI kao sauJaava dotI hO ik Aba ]sako baccao javaana hao
gae hO.]nhoM Aaja,ad CaoD,kr iksaI Anaaqa baccao kao gaaod lao laao.laoikna rajaEaI jaanatI hO ik
eosaa krnaa Aasaana nahIM hO.maOMnao ]saka haqa ksa kr naama ilayaa.mau^Mh sao inaklaa “rajaEaI,
tumharo baccao Aba javaana hao gae.]nhoM Aaja,ad CaoD, dao.hmaaro doSa maoM eosao bahUt baccao hOM ijanhoM,
Gar kI ja,$rt hO.ek baccaa gaaod lao laonaa.laogaI? ”vah caaOMkkr pICo hT ga[-.”[tnaa Aasaana
nahIM hO, ]sanao kha.251 rajaEaI kI vyaqaa yah hO ik ]sako daonaaoM baccao baahr hOM.laoikna ApnaI
hao baccao ko sqaana pr iksaI dUsaro kao ibazanao ka saahsa ]samaoM nahIM qaa.
ixap`a ka du:K yah hO ik ]sako pit Aaobaaona ka iksaI sao ca@kr cala rha hO AaOr vah
hFto maoM tIna idna daOro ka bahanaa krko Sahr sao baahr rhta hO.”pit ixap`a h^Msa pD,I.KalaI
igalaasa saIQaa krko ]samaoM baIyar ]MD,olato hue baaolaI “pit kao [samaoM nahIM Bar sakto.”252 hr
AaOrt pit kao Apnaa hI samaJatI hO.pit pr dUsarI AaOrt kI Cayaa BaI pD,naa vah psand nahIM
249 samagama:maRdulaa, pR 108 - 109 250 vahI :pR 105 251 vahI :pR 113 252 vahI :pR 104
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krtI hO.ixap`a ijanakI baaotla laokr laaOT AayaI tba vah pit ko baaro maoM sahoilayaaoM sao khtI hO
ik “hFto maoM tIna idna daOro ka bahanaa krko Sahr sao baahr rhta hO, “phlao yahIM qaI, Aba
laKna} calaI ga[-, ek Add pit BaI hO na .tbaadlaa hao gayaa ]saka tao saamaana saaqa jaanaa hI
qaa.pr, baaolaI lagaanaovaalao, pICo krnao sao baaja, nahIM Aato.”253 ]sako mat maoM vah maaM na bana panao
ko karNa ]saka pit [Qar-]Qar mauMh maarta GaUmata hO.maOM maaM nahIM bana pa[-, [saI sao , , ,[Qar-
]Qar mauMh maarta GaUmata hO , , ,maOM , , ,saba ksaUr maora hO, ]sanao kha”254 kqaa naOroTr maayaa AaOr ixap`a
ko pit Aaobaaona ko baIca ko saMbanQa ko baaro maoM ixap`a jaanatI hO.baccaa na haonao ka ixap`a ka du:K
samaJakr ek baccao kao gaaod laonao ka sauJaava kqaa naOroTr nao ikyaa.
Aaobaaona ipta nahIM bana sakta.[sailae vah ixap`a kao kaosata hO.AaOr ek Anaaqa baccao
kao gaaod laonao kI AnaumatI BaI nahIM dota.laoikna maata kI mamata yaa vaa%salya kI Baavanaa sao naarI
kao Alaga nahIM ikyaa jaa sakta.naarI%va kI pUNa-ta maaM bananao maoM hO.maaM bananao kI naarI kI p`bala
[cCa kao dbaa nahIM sakta.[sailae ixap`a BaI ek baccao kao gaaod laonao ka, palanao ka inaScaya
krtI hO. ‘]sako svar maoM gahrI Aasqaa kI gaU^Mja qaI.maOM nao lalak kr pUCa, “tuma , , ,laaogaI na ek
baccaa”
“haM” ]sanao dRZ,ta ko saaqa kha,“Aaobaaona kaOna haota hO mauJao raoknaovaalaa.barsaaoM [sa Gar
kao banaayaa saMvaara hO maOM nao.maorI pUra hk hO [sa pr.samaJa lao yahI maorI naaOkrI hO.”255
pit Wara dI ga[- yaatnaaAaoM kao caupcaap svaIkar kr ixap`a inaYzavaana bana jaatI
hO.ixap`a naaOkrI krnaa caahtI hO AaOr maaM banakr naarI%va kI pUNa-ta kao p`aPt krnaa caahtI
hO.laoikna pit ]nakI [cCaAaoM kao kucalato hO.Amt maoM ixap`a jaaga ]ztI hO.maatR%va ko saMbanQa
maoM svatM~ inaNa-ya laonao ka QaOya- vah idKatI hO.[samaoM pit ka kao[- banQanakark AadoSa maananao
253 samagama:maRdulaa, pR 107 254 vahI :pR 107 255 vahI :pR 114
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koilae vah tOyaar nahIM.vah ApnaI Aismata ko Anausaar jaIvana ibatanao koilae dRZ, inaScaya BaI
krtI hO.
kqaa naOroTr maayaa idllaI maoM maihlaa AaOr baala klyaaNa ivaBaaga maoM Dayaro@Tr hO.]saka
pUva- pit sarkarI Afsar hO jaao kafI pOsaovaalaa tqaa rsaUKvaalaa AadmaI hO.ApnaI manapsaMd
naaOkrI kao CaoD,kr pit ko pICo Baaganaa vah psaMd nahIM krtI.maayaa ko Anausaar naaOkrI kr laonao
sao hI naarI kI Aismata saurixat hao jaatI hO.[sailae ]sanao Apnao pit kao tao CaoD, idyaa hO pr
naaOkrI nahIM. “pr maOM eosaI Qa<aI qaI ik mauJao na ApnaI naaOkrI CaoD,kr, yaa maatht pdivayaaM
svaIkar krko ]sako pICo-pICo GaUmanaa maMjaUr qaa na ]sakI Aitir@t kmaa[- sao samaJaaOta
krnaa.tlaak laoto samaya Apnao svatM~ Aist%va ka ]da<a AadSaao-M ka inajaI Aismata ka
iktnaa Z,aola pITa qaa maOM nao.”256 na vah ApnaI svatM~ta kao iksaI ko haqaaoM saaOMpnaa caahtI hO na
dUsaraoM koilae ivaSaoYakr pirvaar koilae ApnaI hI BaavanaaAaoM ka bailadana krnaa caahtI
hO.tlaak laokr vah svatM~ $p sao kama krtI hO ifr vah saaocatI hO ik “pr @yaa vaak[-, kao[-
svatM~ Aist%va bana payaa maora? Gar ko baahr jaakr naaOkrI kr laonao sao hI @yaa Aismata saurixat
hao jaatI hO ? ”257 ixap`a ko pit Aaobaaona AaOr maayaa ko baIca saMbanQa hO.Aagao calakr ixap`a ko
baatcaIt sao kqaa naOroTr samaJatI hO ik Aaobaaona kI ijandgaI maoM [na daonaaoM ko Alaavaa ek AaOr
AaOrt BaI hO.tba vah samaJatI hO ik pu$Ya ko saaqa kdma imalakr calanao sao bahUt kuC CUT
jaata hO.[sailae vah dRZ,inaScaya laotI hO ik Aba sao vah manamaanao Z,Mga sao jaIvana ibatayaogaI.
“jaanao dao Aaobaaona kao.dUsarI AaOrt ]sao maubaark hao.basant ko [sa CaoTo sao va@fo kao maOM maaOsama
kI trh ija}^MgaI.duinayaa maoM iktnaa kuC hO, doKnao, krnao kI.idlacasp laaoga, dSa-naIya sqaana,
AQaUro ]d\odSya .saca, pu$Ya ko saaqa kdma imalaakr calanao ko ikssao maoM, bahUt kuC CUT jaata
hO, jaIvana maoM.Aba va@t Aa gayaa hO ik maOM ApnaI rataoM pr ija}M, pu$Ya ko hI nahIM, pu$Ya sa<aa
256 samagama:maRdulaa, pR 106 257 vahI :pR 106
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ko saaqa BaI.”258 CaoD, @yaaoM nahIM idyaa eosao pit kao, ApnaI majaI- kI Kud maailak @yaaoM nahIM
banaI, maorI trh maOMkhnao kao hu[- pr, ]sa xaNa, Apnao sao bao[-maana nahIM hao pa[-.”259
vah sarkarI Afsar haonao pr BaI Ba`Ytacaar ko iva$w Aavaaja, ]zayaa nahIM barsaaoM sao
calaI Aa rhI Ba`YT vyavasqaa kao samaUla K%ma krnaa caahtI hO.AMt maoM vah samaJatI hO ik
naaOkrSaahI ka safayaa ikyaa jaa sakta hO ]sao saaf nahIM ikyaa jaa sakta.vah ApnaI naaOkrI
CaoD,kr BaI baccaa gaaod laonaa caahtI hO.vah rajaEaI AaOr pmmaI kao ek baccao kao gaaod laonao ka
sauJaava dotI hO.pmmaI [nakar krtI hO AaOr rajaEaI [sao mauiSkla samaJatI hO.tba maayaa dRZ,tapUva-
k khtI hO ik “ , , ,ifr BaI maOM tao laU^MgaI.AaOr yah naaOkrI BaI CaoD, dU^MgaI.kuC eosaa k$^MgaI
ijasamaoM vaak[- kuC kr sakU^M.”260 tba ixap`a maayaa kao naaOkrI na CaoD,nao ka sauJaava dotI hO
karNa baccao kI ja,$rtoM pUrI krnao koilae pOsaa BaI tao caaihe.saaQanahIna [nsaana kuC nahIM kr
pata.[sailae ]sakao naaOkrI nahIM CaoD,naa caaihe.
Aaja naarI ‘sva’ kI AnauBaUit tqaa vyai@t svatM~ta kI Baavanaa kao }^Mcaa sqaana dotI
hO.iSaxaa ko AaQaar pr ]sao naaOkrI imalaI AaOr yah naarI kao Aa%maivaSvaasa Aaiqa-k saurxaa tqaa
Aa%masajagata p`dana krtI hO.Aaja kI naarI iksaI BaI hala maoM Apnao Aap kao pu$Ya sao hIna
maananao kao tOyaar nahIM hO.]naka Aist%va pu$YaaoM ko samakxa hO.vah ApnaI Aismata kao
phcaanatI hO.[sako Anausaar jaIvana ibatanao koilae jaagaRt BaI hO.
[sa p`kar hma doK sakto hOM ik sa<arao<ar kala maoM naarI Aismata kao AiBavya@t
krnaovaalaI saOkDaoM ihndI khainayaaoM kI rcanaa hu[- hO.saidyaaoM-sahsa`abdaoM sao pIiD,t-p`taiD,t
BaartIya naarI kI maui@t koilae [na khainayaaoM ka yaaogadana A%yaMt mah%vapUNa- hO.
258 samagama:maRdulaa, pR 108 259 vahI :pR 110 260 vahI :pR 113