Sumer - A Short Story

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og ,d cksf>y “kke Fkh] ân; ij jD[ks gq, cM+s iRFkj ds cks> rys nch gqbZ lhA lqesj us viuh iRuh ls vuqjks/k fd;k fd og vkt tjk tYnh [kkuk yxk ns] ukS cts ds ckn mUgsa dqN t:jh dke gSA

Bhd lok vkB cts lqeq[kh us vkokt yxkbZ & ^^cPpksa! vk tkvks] [kkuk rS;kj gS**A

 xjek xje jksVh] vkyw&cSaxu dh yglqu Myh lCth ds lkFk nky dk Mksaxk Hkh Vscy ij yxk gqvk FkkA yrk vkSj fo”kw us [kkuk “kq: djus ds igys “kksj epk fn;k & ^^ikik] vki tYnh vk,¡!**

cM+s iqfyl vf/kdkjh lqesj dk :rck ckgj esa ftrus Hkh dM+d vkfQlj dk gks] ysfdu ?kj esa mUgksaus Lusgh firk dh inoh dks cM+s ,gfr;kr ls laHkkyk gqvk FkkA

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vius IysV ls jksVh ds vfUre dkSj dks mBkrs gq, lqesj us iRuh vkSj cPPkksa dh vksj ns[kk& ^^ eq>s ,d cgqr gh t:jh ckr djuh gS] tjk /;ku ls lquuk] chp esa cksyuk ughaA** X;kjg o’kZ dh yrk vkSj ukS o’kZ ds fo”kw pqi gksdj firk dh vksj fugkjus yxsA

^^ns[kks rqe yksx “kghn “kCn ls ifjfpr gks eSa ;g crkus tk jgk gw¡ fd dsoy ;q) LFky ij gh ekjs tkus okys yksx “kghn ugha dgykrs] dHkh&dHkh dM+h vfXu ijh{kk TkSlh fLFkfr ls xqtjrs gq,] M~;wVh tkrs gq, Hkh izk.kksa dks xaokus dh fLFkfr vk ldrh gS] viuh lPph M~;wVh fuHkkus ds dze esa Hkh “kghn cuuk iM+rk gSA eSa pkgrk gw¡ fd rqe yksx bl ckr dks vPNh rjg le> yks] rkfd Hkfo’; esa eSa tc fdlh [kkl fdLe dh M~;wVh ij tkÅ¡ rks esjk dke] esjs }kjk mBk;k x;k dne rqEgkjh utj esa lEekfur gks] pkgs nqfu;k dqN Hkh dgsA**

                        

jksVh dk dkSj rksM+rs gq, lqeq[kh dk gkFk u tkus D;ksa fBBd x;k] mlds eu esa vk”kadk dh daidaih tkxhA ifr dh eqLrSnh dks] muds vUnj viuh M~;wVh ds izfr vU;re tqM+ko dks og tkurh gS] [kwc vPNh rjg igpkurh gSA vkSj “kgj esa fiNys nks fnuksa ls tks vkx yxh gqbZ gS mlls Hkh og vifjfpr ughaA

lqesj ,d Hkys] lân; balku gSa viuh M~;wVh ds ikcUn& blesa “kd ughaA ysfdu Hkkjrh; iqfyl ds chp O;fDr dk Hkyk cuk jguk lkFk gh ukSdjh esa ÅpkbZ;k¡ Hkh izkIr djuk laHko gS D;k \

“kq:&”kq: esa lqesj fdrus m)sfyr gks tk;k djrs Fks] ^^mQ! ;s onhZ  eSaus djIV eaf=;ksa dh th gwtwjh ds fy, iguh gS D;k\ vke turk dh lqj{kk ds fy, ugha \ ;gk¡ rks dsoy esUVsusUl vkWQ ykW ,.M vkMZj gS] izksVsD”ku vkSj loZ djuk gS rks gS gh ughaA NksM+  nw¡xk eSa ,slh ukSdjhA**

,sls esa NksVs HkkbZ d`’.k ds le>kus ij os fQj ls O;ofLFkr gks ikrs Fks & ^^HkkbZ! vc vdsys vki D;k dj ysaxs \ oSls gj txg FkksM+h cgqr xqatk;”k rks jgrh gh gS] vPNs dke djus ds fy,A vkSj ukSdjh rks ukSdjh gksrh gSA gS rks xqykeh gh uA ljdkj ds cUns gS geA gesa rks jksVh [kkuh gS] ifjokj pykuk gSA**

vkSj rc tkdj lqesj dk eu “kkaRk gksrkA ysfdu vkt lqesj dh vkokt esa ,slk dqN gS] tks eu dks fgyk nsus okyk gSA os D;k] iwjk lekt O;fFkr gS& jsi dkaM lsA “kgj ds vUnj nks LVwMsaV cl esa lokj gq, Fks vkSj pyrh cl esa yM+ds ls csrjg ekjihV dh xbZ vkSj yM+dh dk jsi] fQj nksuksa dks uaxk djds lM+d ij Qsad fn;k x;kA

“kkUr jgus okyk lgu”khy lekt viuh O;Fkk ds chp jks’k dks fiNys rhu fnuksa ls rjg&rjg ls izdV dj jgk gS] ysfdu Qfj;kn dh lquokbZ ugha gks jgh gSA lHkh pqi gSa ea=h] tkxhjnkj] vQlj vkSj rks vkSj U;k;k/kh”k HkhA

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^^Bhd gS yrk] fo”kwA vc vki yksx lksus tkvksA eSa tjk vkWfQl ds dke d:¡xkA** lqesj us cPpksa dks I;kj fd;kA fQj os ckgj okys dejs dh vksj pys x,s] lqeq[kh fdpu dks laHkkyus esa O;Lr gks xbZ] mls irk gh u pyk fd Bhd lk<+s ukS cps lqesj ds NksVs HkkbZ duZy d`’.k vk, vkSj lqesj ds lkFk mudh ckrphr yxHkx ?kaVs Hkj pyhA

X;kjg cts lqesj csYV] onhZ] Vksih igudj ?kaVs Hkj ds fy, ckgj x,A ykSVus ij njoktk d`’.k us [kksyk &

^^,ojhfFkax vksds \**

^^;l] yxHkxA**

nksuks HkkbZ;ksa us ,d nwljs dks viusiu] Lusg] xoZ vkSj fLFkjrk ls fugkjkA

^^ns[kks d`’.k] dy ls rqEgkjh ftEesokfj;ksa esa btkQk rks gksus gh okyk gS lkFk gh rqEgkjs /khjt dh ijh{kk Hkh gksuh gS] rqEgs cPpksa ds lkFk lqeq[kh dks Hkh lEHkkyuk iM+sxkA**

^^HkkbZ ! eq>s lcls T;knk vkidh fpark gSA u tkus vkWfQl esa vkidks D;k & D;k >syuk iM+sA lLisaM rks dj gh nsaxs vkidksA**

^^lc dqN lg yw¡xk] Qk¡lh p<+k nsa eq>s ysfdu iwjh ekr`&”kfDr ds vkxs rkmez tckonsg rks u cuk jgw¡xkA gj le; ;g Mj rks ugha yxk jgsxk fd u tkus dc gekjh lxh  cgusa] csfV;k¡ gels lh/ks loky iwN cSBsaA rc fdls eq¡g fn[kk ikÅ¡xk eS \ pyks bl rjg de&ls&de onhZ dk dtZ rks vius rbZa pqdk nw¡xkA**

lqesj ds eu dk lkjk Ågkiksg Fke pqdk FkkA

NkUnksX; mifu’kn ds “;kekcPNy vkRe Lo:I dh ukbZ mudk eu:ih v”o vius lkjs jks,¡ >kM+dj LoPN gks pqdk FkkA dy dk fnu vlyh fu.kkZ;d fnu cuus okyk gS] muds dSfj;j dk Hkh] lEiw.kZ ns”k  fo”o tkfr vkSj bl xa/kkrs lekt dk HkhA

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lqcg ds Bhd lkr cts lqesj dh thi U;kf;d fgjklr okys dSfn;ksa ds xsV ds djhc :dh] MªkbZoj dks nl feuV bartkj djus ds fy, dgdj os vUnj x,A ik¡p vkjksfi;ksa esa ls nks eq[; vijkf/k;ksa dks NqM+kus ds fy, lhycUn Qjeku dh eqgj rksM+dj mUgksaus vkns”k i= fudkykA

l{k; ds lkFk ckgj fudyrs czkmu psd”kVZ okys yM+ds ds psgjs ij dkQh Mj Nk;k gqvk FkkA vUnj dh dksBjh esa cps rhuksa us ;kpuk dh &

^^ge dc NqM+k,¡xs lkgc \**

lqesj dh iqfyl thi nksuksa vijkf/k;ksa dks ysdj lh/kh vtkeqn~nhu ds ml cM+s xzkmaM ds djhc igq¡ph] tgk¡ yksx HkhM+ dh “kDy esa [kM+s FksA os jSyh ds fudyus dk bartkj dj jgs FksA

thi lk;ju ctkrh gqbZ xzkmaM ds chp esa lhesaVh pcwrjs dh vksj tk jgh FkhA rHkh fLFkfr Hkkai dj l{k; dh fxM+fxM+krh vkSj Mjh gqbZ vkokt vkbZ &

^^lj] gesa HkhM+ esa er ys tkb,A**

Lk{k; dh fxM+fxM+krh vkokt ds vUnj ls ihfM+r yM+dh dh fxM+fxM+kgVa  dh vkokt lqesj ds dkuksa esa /ofur gksus yxhA muds tcM+s xqLls ls dl x,A

thi pcwrjs ds djhc ig¡qpus ds dze esa /kheh gqbZA lqesj us Lihdj vkWu fd;k &

^^lquks] vke turkA esjh vkokt lquksA ,l-ih- vkWu Lis”ky M~;wVh] lqesj “ka[k ! eq>s irk gS vHkh rd rqEgs u U;k; feyk gS] u feysxkA u dksbZ usrk vQlj rqEgkjs lax vkdj [kM+k gqvk gS] u gksxkA eSa rqEgkjs djhc dksbZ edln ysdj vk;k gw¡A rqEgsa QSlyk djuk gSA vHkh! d`Ik;k esjh ckr /;ku ls lqusa] “kkar gksdjA vkSj ns[ksa fd esjs lkFk dkSu gSA fQj tks mfpr yxs] dne mBk,¡A**

lqesj us nksuks vijkf/k;ksa dks /kdsy dj pcwrjs ij [kM+k fd;kA HkhM+ esa QqlQqlkgV mHkjh rHkh u tkus HkhM+ ds vUnj ls rfM+r&T;ksfr dh ukbZa dkSu yidk vkSj ml lk/kkj.k dB&dkBh ds ;qod us lqesj dh dej esa yVds gksyLVj ls fiLrkSy fudkydj nksuksa vijkf/k;ksa dk lhuk Nyuh dj fn;kA

^^ ;k [kqnk !**