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  "Ekadashi" by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
annotated by Aditya Sachan

ekadSaI

 

Sahr Bar maoM Da@Tr imaEaa ko mauk,aibalao ka kao[- Da@Tr na qaa . ]nakI p`Oi@Tsa KUba baZ,IcaZ,I qaI . yaSasvaI haqa ko saaqa hI saaqa vao baD,o ivanaaodip`ya, imalanasaar AaOr ]dar BaI qao . ]nakI p`sannamaud`a AaOr ]nakI ]%saahjanak baatoM maudao-M maoM BaI jaana Dala dotI qaIM . raota huAa raogaI BaI h^Msanao lagata qaa . vao raogaI ko saaqa [tnaI GainaYTta idKlaato ik jaOsao bahut inakT sambanQaI yaa ima~ haoM . kBaI-kBaI tao baImaar kI ]dasaI dUr krnao ko ilae, ]sako )dya maoM ivaSvaasa AaOr AaSaa ka saMcaar krnao ko ilae vao raogaI ko pasa GaMTaoM baOzkr na jaanao kha^M- kha^M kI baatoM ikyaa krto .

        ]nhoM baccaaoM sao BaI ivaSaoYa p`oma qaa . yahI karNa qaa ik vao ijaQar sao inakla jaato baccao ]nasao haqa imalaanao daOD, pD,to . AaOr sabasao AiQak baccaaoM kao Apnao pasa KIMca laonao ka AakYa-Na ]nako pasa qaa ? ]nako jaoba kI maIzI gaaoilayaa^M, ijanhoM vao kovala baccaaoM ko hI ilae rKa krto qao . vao haoimayaaopOiqak icaik%sak qao . baccao ]nasao imalakr ibanaa dvaa Kae maanato hI na qao ; [sailae ]nhoM sada Apnao jaoba maoM ibanaa dvaa kI gaaoilayaa^M rKnaI pD,tI qaIM .

        ek idna [saI p`kar baccaaoM nao ]nhoM Aa Gaora . Aaja ]nako ta^Mgao pr kuC fla AaOr imaza[- qaI, ijasao ]nako ek marIja, nao ]nako baccaaoM ko ilae rK idyaa qaa . Da@Tr saahba nao Aaja dvaa kI maIzI gaaoilayaaoM ko sqaana maoM imaza[- donaa AarmBa ikyaa . ]na baccaaoM maoM ek dsa vaYa- kI baailaka BaI qaI ijasao Da@Tr saahba nao pihlaI hI baar Apnao [na CaoTo-CaoTo ima~aoM maoM doKa qaa . baailaka kI mauKakRit AaOr ivaYaoSakr Aa^MKaoM maoM ek eosaI BaaolaI AaOr cauBatI hu[-- maaohkta qaI ik ]sao smarNa rKnao ko ilae ]sako mau^Mh kI Aaor dUsarI baar doKnao kI AavaSyakta na qaI . dUsaro baccaaoM kI trh Da@Tr saahba nao ]sao BaI imaza[- donao ko ilae haqa baZ,ayaa . ikntu baailaka nao kuC lajjaa AaOr saMkaoca ko saaqa isamaT-kr isar ihlaato hue imaza[- laonao sao [nakar kr idyaa . baalak AaOr imaza[- na lao, yah baat jara ivaica~ saI qaI . Da@Tr saahba nao ek kI jagah dao laD\DU doto hue ]sasao ifr baD,o p`oma ko saaqa laonao ko ilae Aaga`h ikyaa . baailaka nao ifr isar ihlaakr AsvaIkRit kI saUcanaa dI . tba Da@Tr saahba nao pUCa ? @yaaoM ibaiTyaa, imaza[- @yaaoM nahIM laotI ?

?       Aaja ekadSaI hO . Aaja BaI kao[- imaza[- Kata hO ?

Da@Tr saahba h^Msa pD,o AaOr baaolao ? yah [tnao baccao Ka rho hOM saao ?

?       AadmaI Ka sakto hOM, AaOrtoM nahIM KatIM . hmaarI dIdI khtI hOM ik hmaoM ekadSaI ko idna Anna nahIM Kanaa caaihe .

?       tao tuma ekadSaI rhtI hao ?

?       @yaaoM nahIM ? hmaarI dIdI khtI hOM ik hmaoM naoma-Qarma sao rhnaa caaihe .

Da@Tr saahba nao idna maoM bahut sao raogaI doKo, bahut sao baccaaoM sao Pyaar ikyaa AaOr samBavat: idna Bar vah baailaka kao BaUlao BaI rho . ikntu rat kao jaba saaonao ko ilae laOmp bauJaakr vao KaT pr laoTo tao baailaka kI smaRit ]nako saamanao AayaI . vah lajjaa AaOr saMkaoca BarI Aa^MKoM, vah Baaolaa ikntu dRZ,-inaScayaI cahra, vah imaza[- na laonao kI AsvaIkRit ka ica~ ]nakI Aa^MKaoM ko saamanao iKMca gayaa .

baad maoM Da@Tr saahba kao maalaUma huAa ik vah ek dUr ko mauhllao maoM rhtI hO . ]saka ipta ek garIba ba`a*aNa hO, jaao vahIM iksaI maindr maoM pujaarI ka kama krta hO . ABaI dao vaYa- hue jaba baailaka ka ivavaah huAa qaa AaOr ivavaah ko CO mahInao baad hI vah ivaQavaa BaI hao gayaI . ivaQavaa haoto hI puranaI p`qaa ko Anausaar ]sako baala kaT idyao gayao qao . yahI karNa qaa ik ]saka isar mauMDa huAa qaa . ]sa pirvaar maoM dao ivaQavaae^M qaIM . ek tao pujaarI kI baUZ,I maa^M, dUsarI yah ABaaiganaI baailaka . ek ka jaIvana AMQakarpUNa- BaUtkala qaa ijasamaoM kuC sauK-smaRityaa^M Qa^uMQalaI tairkaAaoM kI trh camak rhI qaIM . dUsarI ko jaIvana maoM qaa AMQakarpUNa- BaivaYya . prntu saMtaoYa [tnaa hI qaa ik vah baailaka ABaI ]sasao Apiricat qaI . daonaaoM kI idnacayaa- (saaz AaOr dsa vaYa- kI AvasqaaAaoM kI idnacayaa-) ek-saI saMyamapUNa- AaOr kzaor qaI . baocaarI baailaka na jaanatI qaI ABaI ]sako jaIvana maoM saMyama AaOr yaaOvana ko saaqa yauw iCD,ogaa .

        [sa GaTnaa kao hue p`aya: dsa vaYa- baIt gayao . Da@Tr saahba ]sa Sahr kao ApnaI p`Oi@Tsa ko ilae Apyaa-sa samaJakr ek dUsaro baD,o Sahr maoM calao gayao . yaha ]nakI Da@TrI AaOr BaI camakI . vao ga,rIba-AmaIr saBaI ko ilae saulaBa qao .`

        baD,a Sahr qaa . saBaa-saaosaa[iTyaaoM kI BaI KasaI QaUma rhtI AaOr hr saBaa-saaosaa[TIvaalao yah caahto ik Da@Tr imaEaa sarIKo Pa`BaavaSaalaI AaOr imalanasaar vyai> ]nakI saBaa ko sadsya hao jaayaoM . ikntu Da@Tr saahba kao ApnaI p`Oi@Tsa sao kma fursat imalatI qaI . vao [na baataoM sao dUr hI dUr rha krto qao .

        [saI samaya SauwI AaOr saMgazna kI cacaa- nao jaaor pkD,a . SataibdyaaoM sao saaoyao hue ihnduAaoM nao jaanaa ik ]nakI saM#yaa idnaaoMidna kma haotI jaa rhI hO AaOr ivaQaima-yaaoM kI, ivaSaoYakr mausalamaanaaoM kI saM#yaa bao-ihsaaba baZ, rhI hO . yaid yahI @`ma calata rha saaO-DoZ, saaO vaYa- baad ihndustana maoM ihnduAaoM ka naama Balao hI imala jaaya, ikntu ihndu tao khIM ZU^MZ,nao sao BaI na imalaoMgao . saBaI mausalamaana hao jaayaoMgao . [sailae Qama-Ba`YT ihndU AaOr dUsaro Qama-vaalaaoM kao ifr sao ihndU banaanao AaOr ihnduAaoM ko saMgazna kI sabakao AavaSyakta maalaUma haonao lagaI . Aaya- samaaja nao bahut baD,a Aayaaojana krko dsa-pa^Mca Sauiwyaa^M BaI kr DalaIM . ihndu-samaaja maoM baD,I hlacala maca gayaI . baut sao KuSa qao AaOr bahut sao puranao #yaala vaalao [na baataoM kao Anaga-la samaJato qao .

        ]Qar mausalamaana BaI ]<aoijat hao ]zo, tMja,Ima AaOr tbalaIga, kI sqaapnaa kr dI gayaI . ikntu DakTr imaEaa pr [saka p`Baava kuC BaI na pD,ta . ihndu AaOr mausalamaana daonaaoM hI samaana $p sao ]nako pasa Aato qao, AaOr vao daonaaoM kI icaik%saa d<aica<a haokr krto . daonaaoM jaait ko baccaaoM kao samaana Baava sao Pyaar krto . ]nakI Aa^MKaoM maoM ihnduAaoM ka Sauiw-saMgazna AaOr mausalamaanaaoM ka tMja,Ima-tbalaIga daonaaoM majadUr ko ]%pat qao .

        ek idna Da@Tr saahba Apnao dvaaKanao maoM baOzo qao ik ek Gabarayaa huAa vyai> jaao doKnao sao saaQaarNa pirisqait ka mausalamaana maalaUma haota qaa, ]nhoM baulaanao Aayaa . Da@Tr saahba ko pUCnao pr ]sanao batlaayaa ik ]sakI s~I bahut baImaar hO . lagaBaga ek saala phlao ]sao baccaa huAa qaa, ]sa samaya vah Apnao maa^M-baap ko Gar qaI . dohat maoM ]icat doKBaala na hao saknao ko karNa vah bahut baImaar hao gayaI, tba rhmaana ]sao Apnao Gar ilavaa laayaa . laoikna idnaaoMidna tibayat Kraba hI haotI jaatI hO . Da@Tr saahba ]sako saaqa taMgao maoM baOzkr baImaar kao doKnao ko ilae cala idyao . ek tMga galaI ko maaoD, pr taMgaa $k gayaa . yahIM ja,ra Aagao kuilayaa sao inaklakr rhmaana ka Gar qaa . makana kccaa qaa, saamanao ko drvaajao pr ek TaT ka prda pD,a qaa, jaao dao-tIna jagah sao fTa huAa qaa . ]sa pr iksaI nao pana kI pIk maar dI qaI ijasasao maiTyaalaa-saa laala Qabbaa bana gayaa qaa . saamanao jara saI CprI qaI AaOr baIca maoM ek kaozrI . yahI kaozrI rhmaana ko saaonao, ]znao-baOznao kI qaI AaOr yahI rsaao[-Gar BaI qaI . rhmaana baID,I banaayaa krta qaa . gaIlao idnaaoM maoM yahI kaozrI baID,I banaanao ka karKanaa BaI bana jaatI qaI @yaaoMik CprI maoM baaOCar ko maaro baOznaa mauiSkla hao jaayaa krta qaa . kaozrI maoM dUsarI trf ek drvaajaa AaOr qaa ijasasao idK rha qaa ik pICo ek CaoTI saI CprI AaOr hO ijasako kaonao maoM TT\TI qaI AaOr TT\TI sao kuC-kuC duga-nQa BaI Aa rhI qaI . rhmaana phlao BaItr gayaa, Da@Tr saahba drvaajao ko baahr hI KD,o qao . baad maoM vao BaI rhmaana ko baulaanao pr AMdr gayao . ]nako AMdr jaato hI ek maugaI- jaOsao navaagaaMtuk ko Baya sao kuD,kuD,atI hu[-, pMK fTfTatI hu[-,Da@Tr saahba sao pOraoM ko pasa sao baahr inakla gayaI . Da@Tr saahba kao baOznao ko ilae rhmaana nao ek sTUla rK idyaa . ]sakI s~I KaT pr laoTI qaI .

        vaha^M kI gaMdgaI AaOr kuMd hvaa doKkr Da@Tr saahba Gabara gayao . baImaar kI majadUr doKkr ]nhaoMnao ]sako fofD,aoM kao doKa, prntu isavaa kmajaaorI ko AaOr kao[- baImaarI ]nhoM na doK pD,I .

        vao baaolao ? [nhoM kao[- baImaarI tao nahIM hO, yah isaf- bahut jyaada kmajaaor hO . Aap [nhoM Saaorbaa doto hOM ?

          rhmaana ? Saaorbaa jaba yah lao tba na ? maOM tao kh-kh ko tMga Aa gayaa h^MU . yah kuC KatI hI nahIM . dUQa AaOr saabaUdanaa KatI hO, ]sasao khIM takt AatI hO !

          Da@Tr saahba nao pUCa ? @yaaoM, @yaa [nhoM Saaorbao sao prhooja, hO ?

          rhmaana ? prhoja, @yaa haogaa Da@Tr saahba ? khtI hOM ik hmaoM hja,ma hI nahIM haota .

        Da@Tr saahba nao h^Msa kr kha ? vaah hja,ma kOsao na haogaa, hma tao khto hOM saba hja,ma haogaa .

?       Da@Tr saahba [tnaI maohrbaanaI AaOr kIijaegaa ik Saaorbao [nhoM Aap hI iplaa jaa[e, @yaaoMik maOM jaanata hU^M yah maorI baat kBaI na maanaoMgaI .

Da@Tr saahba rhmaana kI s~I kI trf mauD,kr baaolao ? kihyao Aap hmaaro khnao sao qaaoD,a Saaorbaa lao saktI hOM na ? hja,ma kranao ka ijammaa hma laoto hOM .

]sanao Da@Tr ko Aaga`h ka kao[- ]<ar nahIM idyaa, isaf- isar ihlaakr AsvaIkRit kI saUcanaa hI dI . ]sako mau^Mh pr lajjaa AaOr saMkaoca ko Baava qao . ]saka mau^Mh dUsarI trf qaa ijasasao saaf, ja,aihr haota qaa ik vah Da@Tr ko saamanao Apnaa mau^Mh Za^Mk laonaa caahtI hO . Da@Tr saahba nao ifr Aaga`h ikyaa ­? Aapkao Aaja maoro saamanao qaaoD,a Saaorbaa laonaa hI pD,ogaa ; ]sasao Aap kao ja$r fayada haogaa .

[sa pr BaI ]sanao AsvaIkRit-saUcak isar ihlaa idyaa, kuC baaolaI nahIM . [tnao sao hI Da@Tr saahba htaSa na haonao vaalao qao . ]nhaoMnao rhmaana sao pUCa ik Saaorbaa hao tao qaaoD,a laaAao, [nhoM iplaayaoM .

rhmaana ]%saukta ko saaqa kTaora ]zakr ipCvaaD,o saaf, krnao gayaa . [saI Avasar pr ]sakI s~I nao AaM^K ]zakr A%yant katr dRiYT sao Da@Tr saahba kI Aaor doKto hue kha ? Da@Tr saahba, mauJao maaf kroM, maOM Saaorbaa nahIM lao saktI .

svar kuC piricat-saa qaa AaOr Aa^MKaMo maoM ek ivaSaoYa icatvana ijasasao Da@Tr saahba kuC cakrayao . ek Qau^MQalaI-saI smaRit ]nakI Aa^MKaoM ko saamanao Aa gayaI . ]nako mau^Mh sao Apnao Aap inakla gayaa ? @yaaoM ?

ClaktI hu[- Aa^MKaoM sao s~I nao javaaba idyaa ? Aaja ekadSaI hO .

Da@Tr saahba caaOMksao ]zo . ivasfairt nao~aoM sao ]sakI Aaor doKto rh gayao .

]saI idna sao Da@Tr imaEaa BaI SauwI AaOr saMgazna ko pxapatI hao gayao .