Qama-yauga maoM Cpnao ko daOrana hI 'Aapka baMTI'
pr ijatnaI AaOr ijasa trh kI p`itiËyaaeM Aanao lagaI qaIM¸ vah Kud maoro ilae
AaScaya- ka ivaYaya qaa. baMTI ko saaqa pazkaoM ka tada%mya kuC [sa trh sqaaipt
hao gayaa ik hr p~ maoM baMTI kI maanaisakta¸ ]sakI BaavanaaAaoM AaOr ]sako
sauK–duK pr ]nakI p`itiËyaaeM BarI rhtI qaIM yaanaI ik hr p~ ko kond` maoM
baMTI. ek p~ kI tao mauJao Aaja tk yaad hO – Apnao dUsaro ipta ko yahaM hr
p`ya%na krnao ko baavajaUd eDjasT na kr panao ko karNa Antt: baMTI kao ]sako
Apnao ipta ko yahaM Baojanao ka p`saMga cala rha qaa. [sa pr [ndaOr sao iksaI
ivamalaa QaaQaa[- nao¸ jaao vahaM CaoTo baccaaoM ko haosTla kI vaa^D-na qaI –
saaga`h AnauraoQa ikyaa ik 'Aba Aap baMTI kao AaOr [Qar–]Qar mat BaTka[e¸ maoro
pasa Baoja dIijae , , ,jahaM maoro pasa [tnao baccao hOM¸ ek AaOr hao jaaegaa.'
yah maora phlaa ]pnyaasa qaa saao raoja [sa trh ko Aanao vaalao p~ ]%saaiht AaOr
]llaisat tao bahut krto qao pr tba kBaI maora Qyaana [sa baat pr nahIM gayaa ik
p~aoM maoM Sakuna kI cacaa- baMTI kI maaM kI trh tao haotI qaI , , ,ek svatn~
vyai>%va kI trh ]sa pr iksaI nao nahIM saaocaa–ilaKa. haM¸ jaba vah Da^@Tr sao
ivavaah krtI hO AaOr baMTI ]sa nae Gar maoM ibalkula–ibalkula eDjasT nahIM kr
pata tao ]laahnaa doto¸ Aaraoipt kuC p~ ja$r imalao¸ ijasamaoM mauJao fTkara
gayaa qaa , , ,Ba%sa-naa kI ga[- qaI maorI ³maoro bahanao vaastva maoM tao
Sakuna qaI´ ik maOMnao 'BaartIya–maatR%va kao klaMikt kr idyaa , , ,ik hmaaro
yahaM kI maaM kBaI [tnaI svaaqaI- hao hI nahIM saktI ik Apnao sauK ko ilae
baccao ka sauK kubaa-na kr do. Alaga–Alaga p~aoM kI BaaYaa caaho Alaga–Alaga rhI
hao¸ inaihtaqa- tao yahI qaa. Aaja tao AaScaya- haota hO ik eosao Aaz–dsa p~aoM
maoM AiQak p~ is~yaaoM nao hI ilaKo qao. maaM sao phlao tao baMTI ko ipta nao
dUsarI SaadI kI qaI pr na tba¸ na baad maoM iksaI nao kao[- Aapi%t dja- kra[-¸
maanaao yah tao ek sahja–svaIkaya- tqya hO , , ,hmaoSaa sao haota Aayaa hO¸
[samaoM Aapi%t kOsaIÆ pr maaM ka eosaa krnaa tao ApraQa hI iganaa jaaegaa. ]sa
samaya BaI [sa baat nao mauJao p`Snaakula tao ja$r ikyaa qaa , , ,pr Sakuna kao
kond` maoM rKkr [sa saarI isqait ka ivaSlaoYaNa krnao kI idSaa maoM maOMnao kBaI
kuC saaocaa hI nahIMÑ
ABaI kao[- paMca–C: saala phlao jaoenayaU kI ek
Ca~a nao¸ ijasao 'Aapka baMTI' pr ek laGau SaaoQa–p`banQa ilaKnaa qaa¸ mauJasao
imalanao ka AnauraoQa ikyaa. ]sa samaya BaI [sao Cpo CbbaIsa–sa%ta[sa saala tao
hao hI cauko qao AaOr maOM saba kuC BaUla BaI caukI qaI [sailae ]sako Aanao sao
phlao maOMnao ]pnyaasa kao ek baar AcCI trh ]laTa–plaTa tao [sa baar maorI najar
ko kond` maoM baMTI kI jagah Sakuna Aa ga[- AaOr tba ekaek hI ]sa samaya kI ga[-
]sakI Ba%sa-na AaOr lagaae gae AaraopaoM kI ek kaya-–karNa EaMRKlaa maoro
saamanao ]Bar Aa[- tao maora Apnaa mana BaI phlaI baar Sakuna ko AntW-nW – ]sako
jaIvana kI ~asadI kao laokr Baavaavaoga sao Bar gayaa. maOM yahaM [sa EaRMKlaa
kI ek saMixaPt–saI $p–roKa hI p`stut krnao jaa rhI hMU.
yah ek vaastivakta hO ik mauJasao phlao kI pIZ,I tk
is~yaaM naama sao nahIM¸ kovala irStaoM sao hI jaanaI–phcaanaI jaatI qaIM. vao
iksaI kI baoTI¸ iksaI kI p%naI¸ iksaI kI maaM¸ caacaI¸ ta[-¸ bauAa¸ BaaBaI Aaid
hI huAa krtI qaIM yaaina ik ]nakI phcaana iksaI AaOr ko sandBa- maoM huAa krtI
qaI¸ ]nako Apnao naama sao nahIM. naama yaanaI irStaoM sao pro ]nakI ApnaI ek
Alaga phcaana , , ,ApnaI Aismata. jaba vahI nahIM tao naama khaM saoÆ pr samaya
ko saaqa–saaqa s~I jaOsao–jaOsao iSaixat haotI ga[- , , ,Aaiqa-k $p sao svatn~
haonao ko calato baahrI duinayaa sao jauD,tI calaI ga[-¸ ]saka ek
svatn~– vyai>%va bananao lagaa , , ,banaa. svatn~ vyai>%va banato hI sabasao
phlaI T@kr ]sakI irStaoM sao hI hu[- , ,, ,jaao ABaI tk ]sa pr Apnaa vaca-sva¸
Apnaa kbjaa jamaae baOzo qao. irSta ifr vah caaho ipta–pu~I ka hao , ,
,pit–p%naI ka yaa maaM–baccaaoM kaÑ ipClao pcaasa saala ka saaih%ya eosaI ZoraoM
rcanaaAaoM sao Bara pD,a hO jahaM laD,kI nao ipta kI [cCa AaOr Gaaor–ivaraoQa ko
baavajaUd ApnaI [cCa sao SaadI kI tao ipta nao ]sao Apnao jaIvana sao hI
inaYkaisat kr idyaa , , ,jaIvana Bar ]saka maMuh nahIM doKa , , ,pi%nayaaoM ka
pit ko vaca-sva kao caunaaOtI donao ka svar , , ,]nako iKlaaf ApnaI [icCt
ijandgaI jaInao kI Aavaaja bauland krnao ka p`yaasa daonaaoM ko sambanQaaoM maoM
draroM Dala gayaa. yao saarI rcanaaeM s~I kI maui>–yaa~a ko saMGaYa- ka
p`itibamba hI hOM. pr [samaoM kao[- sandoh nahIM qaa ik maatR%va kI gairmaa kao
driknaar krko cala saknao vaalaI maaMAaoM kI rcanaaeM ApoxaakRt bahut kma hOM
@yaaoMik yahI ek eosaa sambanQa hO ijasamaoM s~I kI BaavanaaAaoM maoM bahut
gahro AaOr naajauk–saU~ jauD,o hue rhto hOM¸ ijasako calato ]sao WnW AaOr
duivaQaa ko BayaMkr jvar maoM gaujarnaa pD,ta hO. Sakuna ek eosaa hI cair~ hOM.
samaaja maoM p`itiYzt AaOr sammainat¸ ApnaI p`itBaa
ko dma pr maa~ C%tIsa saala kI ]ma` maoM ka^laoja kI ip`insapla ko pd pr phMucaI
Sakuna¸ saat saala phlao Apnao ek saala ko baccao kao laokr pit sao Alaga hu[-
qaI. punaiva-vaah krnao ko ilae pit jaba tlaak ko kagajaat [sako saamanao rKto
hOM tao vah dstKt tao kr dotI hO pr mana ko iksaI kaonao maoM dbaa ]mmaId ka
Aintma saU~ ik Saayad baccao ko Pyaar sao baMQakr hI pit kBaI vaapsa Aa jaaeM ,
, ,hmaoSaa ko ilae TUT jaata hO. ]sako baad vakIla caacaa jaba maa~ salaah hI
nahIM¸ saaga`h AnauraoQa krto hOM ik Aba ]sao BaI kao[- AnaukUla saaqaI ZMUZ,kr
punaiva-vaah kr laonaa caaihe tao ]sako mana maoM phlaI Aapi%t baMTI kao laokr
hI ]ztI hO pr caacaa ka yah tk- – 'jara Aaja sao Aaz–naaO vaYa- baad kI baat
saaocaao jaba baMTI kI ApnaI ijandgaI haogaI , , ,Apnao svatn~ sambanQa haoMgao¸
tba iktnaa Aist%va haogaa tumhara ]sakI ijandgaI maoM , , ,tumharo ilae jagah hI
iktnaI haogaI ]sakI ijandgaI maoMÆ' ek bahut hI naMgaI saccaa[-¸ ijasao saba
kao[- jaanato hOM , , ,baujauga- pIZ,I barsaaoM sao ijasao Jaola BaI rhI hO
]sako baavajaUd s~I ko sandBa- maoM ]sao svaIkar krnaa bahut mauiSkla hao jaata
hO. yaid Sakuna ibanaa ivavaah ike Apnaa jaIvana baMTI pr hI ]%saga- kr dotI tao
Aaraop AaOr Ba%sa-naa ko p~ ilaKnao vaalao ja$r ]sa pr p`SaMsaa ko fUla caZ,ato
AaOr BaivaYya maoM baMTI ko jaIvana sao BaI baahr inakla kr Akolaopna AaOr
]poxaa ka AiBaSaPt jaIvana jaItI tao ]sakI ]sa dyanaIya dSaa ko ilae dao AaMsaU
BaI ja$r baha doto pr @yaa eosao AaMsauAaoM sao ek s~I ko pUro jaIvana kI kImat
cauka[- jaa saktI hOÆ
caacaa ko Aaga`h AaOr Da^• jaaoSaI jaOsao saBya¸
sausaMskRt¸ saaOmya vyai> ]sako jaIvana maoM p`vaoSa krta hO tao vah ivavaah
krnao ka inaNa-ya lao laotI hO. pr ]sako [sa inaNa-ya pr baMTI – jaao maaM pr
Apnaa hI ekaiQakar samaJata qaa – Apnaa ivaraoQa hI nahIM AaËamak ³baalasaulaBa´
ivaraoQa dja- krata hO. baMTI ka yahI ivaraoQa Sakuna kao dao ihssaaoM maoM
baaMT dota hO , , ,maatR%va AaOr svatn~–vyai>%va yaanaI ik irSto AaOr vyai>%va
ka WnW. AaOr Ant tk [sa WnW maoM jaInaa hI ]sakI inayait bana jaata hO. jaba vah
maaM banakr jaItI hO tao ]saka Apnaa ]poixat vyai>%va CTpTata hO , , ,BarI–pUrI
ijandgaI jaInao kI ]sakI AakaMxaa , , ,]sako savaala ]sao ApnaI Aaor AakiYa-t
krto hOM AaOr jaba vah Sakuna banakr jaItI hO tao ]saka maatR%va itlaimalaata hO
, , ,Kud ]sao iQa@karta hO¸ ApraQa–baaoQa ko na jaanao iktnao dMSa ]sao baoQato
hOM. [samaoM kao[- sandoh nahIM ik jaba vah vyai> banakr jaItI hO tao ]na saarI
maanavaIya–duba-lataAaoM sao yauvaa haotI hO. ijasamaoM khIM puranao pit sao
p`itSaaoQa laonao kI Baavanaa hO tao vahI baMTI kao hiqayaar kI trh [stomaala
krnao kI. baMTI kao Apnao ipta ko pasa Baojanao ko maUla maoM khIM yah Baavanaa
hI nahIM¸ AakaMxaa BaI iCpI hu[- hO ik Agar baMTI kao Da^@Tr jaaoSaI AaOr ]sako
baIca hI dIvaar bananaa hO tao AcCa hO pr Ajaya AaOr maIra ko baIca jaakr banao.
yah saba hO @yaaoMik Sakuna ek dovaI nahIM¸ haD,–maaMsa kI ek saamaanya s~I hO.
pr jaba baMTI calaa jaata hO tao ]sakI yaatnaa , , ,svaod AaOr saan%vanaa
]MDo,lato ]sao baaMhaoM maoM samaoTo Da^@Tr jaaoSaI ko dao haqaaoM ko naIcao dao
nanhoM–nanhoM haqaaoM ko kucala jaanao ka )dyaivadark ~asaÑ
inarntr Sakuna ko jaIvana kao kcaaoTtI–taoD,tI yao
dao ivaraoQaI–BaavanaaeM yaid ]sako jaIvana kI QaurI hO tao ]sako jaIvana kI
~asadI hO ik "vah na pUrI trh maaM banakr jaI sakI – na pUrI trh Sakuna. baMTI
ko saamanao [saka duK AnadoKa hI @yaaoM rh gayaa. yah maorI samaJa ko pro kI
baat hO.'
mannaU BaMDarI
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