buddhe bhikari ka shewa

[Kara lina]

vaise baat to sahee hai. kiran ke paas koee chaara nahin do buddhe logo ke saath rahane sivaay.

"baat ab yah hai ki mein koee gaadee nahee pa jaatee tab tak mujhe aap dono ke ghar mein hee rahana hoga."

"suno tumhe khaana banaana aata hai ?" kallan ne poochha.

"haan bilkul kyon poochha ?"

kallan kiran ka haath pakadate hue kaha "bahut saal ho gae. kisee aurat ke haath se khaana nahee khaaya nahee khaaya. bana do na abhee."

kiran haste hue bolee "lekin khaane ka saamaan kaha hai ?

manee ishaara karate hue kaha "rasoee main. lekin thoda jaldee banao vo kya hai na ki aaj bahut saalon baad hame khaana achchha milega."

"lekin mujhe nahaana hai. nahaane ka kya karen ?"

"ham mard log nadee mein nahaate hai aap bhee ja sakatee hai . peechhe hee nadee hai ."

"lekin koee aa gaya to ?"

"yahaan koee nahee aata . tum jao aur naha lo."

kiran ko ajeeb laga lekin kare to kare kya ? saaree mein hee vo nadee mein gaee aur naha lee. nahaane ke baad turant jhopadee mein ghusee aur kapade badal liya . usake paas sari the lekin slaiaivailaiss. phir kya pahan liya aur lag gaee kaam mein. kallan baahar gaya aur lakadee lekar rasoee mein rakh diya. usake baad vo chala gaya apane gaay ko ghaas charaane. ghaas charaane ke baad vo aksar gaanja bhee phookata hai. manee khatiya pe lete hue rasoee kee taraph dekh raha tha. kiran ko kahana banaate hue dekh raha tha. kiran jis tarah se khaana bana rahee thee, usake banae khaane kee khushaboo aur bhee manee kee bhookh ko badha rahee thee .

manee man mein bolane laga "haay itane dino baad achchha khaana milega. kam se kam 10 rotiyaan khaoonga. khushaboo se to paalak kee sabjee lag rahee hai. oy hoy pet mein choohe daud rahe hai."

halke se peechhe kee taraph mudakar kiran ne manee ko dekha aur kaha "khaana lagane vaala hai kallan kaha hai ?"

"vo baahar hai ruko bulaakar laata hoon."

kallan ko lekar manee aaya . dono khaane baithe. kiran dono ko khaana paros rahee thee. rotee banaakar seedha unako detee. khaana ka svaad paate hee dono jaise khush hue aur ek saath khaane kee taareeph karane lage.

"vaah maja aa gaya. tum banao rotee." kallan bola.

kiran ko aaj kuchh ajeeb sa maja aa raha tha. choolha mein khaana banaana, dono kaale aur ajeeb see shakal vaale buddhe unake saath is jhopadee mein rahana, khule aasamaan mein nahaana ye sab use ajeeb sa aanand dene laga. ab usane socha kee is anubhav ko apane agale kitaab mein saajha karegee. mil gaya agale kitaab ka vishay.

dono ne khaana khaaya. kallan dopahar ke vakt nadee ke paas gaanja phukata hai aur vahee pe nasha karake so jaata hai. kallan roj kee tarah vaha chala gaya. rahee baat manee kee to vo ab akela nahin. roj kee tarah. kiran apane kamare mein thee aur manee apane kamare mein. dopahar ka vakt tha aur baarish ne phir dastak dee. baarish mein baahar leta kallan pooree tarah se bheeg gaya. vo to daudata hua andar aaya.phataaphat geele kapade ko utaara aur doosara kapada pahan liya. poore jagah andhera hee andhera tha aur baarish thaamane ka naam nahin le raha . thand badh chukee theen. teenon ko samasya hone lagee ki thand se bache kaise ?

kallan achaanak se beemaar pad gaya aur heel nahee pa raha tha. doosaree taraph kiran ne socha kee tabele ke paas lakadiyaan padee hongee to kyon na vaha se lakadee laaya jae. lekin use pata nahee tha kee lakadiyaan tabele mein kaha hongee. manee ne kaha kee vo dono saath chalakar vaha jae aur lakadiyaan lekar aae. kiran maan gaee. dono ek chhataree ke neeche ghar se baahar gae. hava itanee tej thee kee chhataree haath se udakar chala gaya.dono kaise bhee karake tabele mein pahunche bheegate hue. kiran ko bahut thand lagane lagee. kaise bhee karake lakadiyon ko boree mein bharakar phir se bheegate hue dono ghar pahunche aur apane apane kapade badale.

choolha mein lakadee daalakar aag jalaaya. ghar ko pooree tarah se band kar diya. aage kee tapan ne teenon ko kuchh had tak aaraam diya. teenon rajaee odhe taap le rahe the. kallan ko kamajoree ho rahee thee iseelie kiran ne socha kee kallan ko usee ke kamare mein bhejakar khatiya pe leta de. jameen par soega to beemaar padega. kiran ne socha kee vo ab kaha soe. manee ne kaha kee vo usee ke kamare mein rah le aur paas mein pade choole se aag kee tapan bhee le le.

abhee to sirph shaam hee huee thee. isake baad pooree raat bhee baakee hai. kallan ko kaadha pilaakar sula diya gaya. kiran ne khaana banaana shuroo kar diya. kiran sabjee kaat rahee thee to bagal mein baitha manee aata gooth raha tha. dono aapas ne baat kar rahe the.

"to yahaan aap dono ke saath kaun rahata hai ?"

"aur do log rahate. ek mera par pota aur doosara usaka naana rahata hai ."

"ghar mein koee aurat nahee rahatee ?"

"sab oopar vaale ko pyaaree ho gaee. ye kallan mere bhaee ka beta hai. usaka 2 saal ka pota yaanee mera par pota abhee bolana aur chalana seekha hai. usakee maan to beemaaree se mar gaee tab se usaka baap hamaare saath isee gaanv mein rahata hai. use bataaya ki tum aaee ho to vo ghussa ho gaya mujhapar."

"kyon ? mera rahana galat hai kya ?"

"nahee nahee. darasal tum shahar kee ho na to tumhe yah achchha lage ya nahin."

"mujhe to bahut achchha lag raha hai yahaan. kaaphee sukoon hai yah ."

"kya ? paagal ho kya tum ? door door tak bijalee nahee, na koee phon hai, pooree duniya se kat chuka ye gaanv aur koee sarakaaree karmachaaree bhee nahee aata yahaan par. aur tum ho kee....."

tabhee daravaaja khatakhataane kee aavaaj aaee . manee ne daravaaja khola to se usaka par pota tilloo ek boodhe insaan ke god mein soya hua tha. vo buddha aadamee usaka naana tha jo 75 saal ka tha. usaka naam pantu tha.