Prem Ka Mandir

Mandir ke aas-paas ka batavaran bahut hi shaant tha. Mandir ke paas pahunchte hi Aparijita ne bahut hi shaanti mahsoos ki. Yeh ek chhhota sa khubsurat mandir tha. Mandir ke gate se andar aate hi Aparijita ne jo dekha; us se uski aankhe khuli ki khuli rah gayi.

Mandir ke boundry ke andar ek jagah 15x10 ka sirf 1 taraf se band ek kamra sa dikhayi diya. Yeh kamra 4 pillars par khara tha. In pillers ko  dudh jaise chamakdar aur saaf sangmarmar se dhaka gaya tha.  Har piller par Prem aur Visha-bandhutat ki baaten likhi gayi thi. Kamre ke chhat se niche ek sangmarmar se dhaki patti par "Samadhi Mandir" likha tha.

Samadhi mandir itni khubsurati ke saath banaya gaya tha ki wo koi phullo ka guldasta lag raha tha. 

Aparijita ke pair khud ba khud "Samadhi Mandir" ki taraf badh chale. 

Purab (East) ke deewal ke aadhe hisse me cemented jaali lagi thi; jis se chhan kar rosni andar aa rahi thi.  Purab  ke deewal ke saath hi abdar kuch lohe ke self rakhe the. In selfs    me books rakhi dikh rahi thi. 

Waha jis tarah ki books rakhi hui thi unhe dekh kar kisi ki aankhe aascharya se khuli rah jaati. Waha alag-alag rake me 3 pramukh dharmo ki pustake rakhe dikh rahe the. 

Samadhi mandir 2 chhote-chhote aayatakar(rectangular) aakriti bane the aur uske saamne 2 pradeep jal rahe the. Dono pradeepo ke bich me ek agarbatti ke stand me ek bahut hi shaanti pradan karne wali manmohak  sugandh wali agarbaati jal rahi thi. 

Iss mandir ke andar 2 aasan par ek purush aur ek stri baithe the. wo apne saamne dharmik kitabo ko rakh kar padhne waale lakri ke stand par rakhe pavitra granth par haanth rakhe hue ek dusre se kuchh kah rahe the. 

Aparijita ne dur se hi iss purush ko pahchaan liya tha. Yeh Javed tha aur aankhe band kiye baitha tha. Javed ke saath baithi stri bhi aankhe band kiye uska baaya haanth thaame baithi thi. Dono ke band autho ki muskaan ek-dusre ke prati laagav bata rahi thi.

Aparijita unhe wahi chhor kar mukhya mandir ki aur badh gayi.

Mardin me puja-archna kar Aparijita phir samadhi mandir ki or badh chali.  

Javed theek usi waqt Samadhi-mandir se nikal kar bahar aaya. Javed apne saamne achanak Aparijita ko dekh kar chaunk gaya. 

"Good-evening madam! Aakhir aapko bhi "Prem ke mandir" ne aakarshit kar hi liya". Javed ne muskurate huye kaha.

"Inse milye yeh meri shareek - e - hayat  Salma begum hain." Javed ne apni patni se Aparijita ka parichay karate hue kaha.

"Salma, yeh wahi bahadur madam hai jinhone Ramdayal kaka ke larke ko sahi-salamat churraya tha aur saath me badmaaso ko bhi maar giraya tha." Javed ne Salma ko Aparijita ka parichay dete hue kaha. 

"Are, Yeh to aapki bahut taarife karte hain. Aapse milne ki bahut chaahat thi. Maine inse kai baar aapse milwaane ko kaha bhi tha!" Salma ne Aparijita ka haanth thaamte hue bare pyar se kaha. 

Salma ke chehre par baccho jaisi bholi khushi thi. Uska chehra khushi se damak raha tha. 

"Mera to ji chaah raha hai ki main aapko gale laga loon." Salma ne Aparijita se muskurate hue kaha.

"Arre !! To roka kisne hai." 

Aparijita ne muskura kar kaha aur khud  aage badh kar Salma se gale lag gayi.

"Javed ko main bhai kahti hoon; isliye aapko bhabhi kahungi." Aparijita ne Salma se gale milte hue kaha.

"Mujhe khushi hogi." Salma ki kushi se bhari khil-khilati awaaz aayi.

"Ek baat batao, bhabhi! Javed bhai se meri taarife sun kar aapko kuchh jalan ya shaq nahi hua ki Javed bhai sayad mere taraf jhukne lage hain!" Aparijita ne Salma ko chherte hue kaha. 

"Jaha bharose ki diwaar majboot ho waha iss tarah ke vichaar dimag me nahi aate.  Mujhe khud se jayda in par bharosa hai." Salma ne pyar bhari nazaro se Javed ki aur dekhte hue kaha.

Kuchh palo tak Javed aur Salma ek dusro ko dekhte hi rah gaye. Lag raha tha jaise unhe pata hi nahi hai ki agal-bagal kya chal raha hai.  Jab chand minute eise hi gujar gaye to Aparijita ne thora khaash kar unka dhyan apne aur kiya.

"Javed bhai, aap aur mandir me! " Aparijita ne Javed se puchh hi dala.

"Madam, yeh jo aap sthan dekh rahi hai; yeh hamari Rani maa aur Raja saheb ki samadhi hai. Yaha par unke chita-bhasam ka luchh ans rakha gaya hai." Javed Aparijita ko Samadhi-mandir ki baare me  bata raha tha - "Par yaha undono ki puja nahi hoti; balki har dharm ke vivahit jore apne dhamrik pavitra  granth  par haath rakh kar apne banane wale se dua karte hai ki hamare Raja Shaheb aur Rani maa jaise marte dam tak ek saath jiye; waise hi nemat hume bakshe!  Yaha par Premnagar thane me aane wale 5 gaun ke aalaba bhi dur ke gaun se vivahit jore aate hain." 

Tabhi ek aur vivahit jora waha aaya. Unko privacy dene ke liye teeno waha se hat kar thore dur khare ho kar baat karne lage.

"Madam, aapko sayad pata nahi hoga; par gaun ka naam Premnagar inlogo ke prem se hi para hai. " Javed ne Aparijita ko aage bataya.

"Javed Bhai, aapne to meri utsukta badha di hai." Aparijita ne Javed se iske pichhe ki kahani jaanani chahi -  "aap mujhe unke baare me thora aur  bataye." 

"Madam, main us waqt chhota tha jab Raja saheb aur Rani maa yaha ghumne aaye the. Unhe yaha ka mahaul itna accha laga ki unhone iss jagah par ek khubsurat si chhoti haveli banwaayi. Uske baad se wo har saal kuchh mahine yaha bitate the."  Javed ne ek jagah ki aur isshara karte hue kaha.

"Unhone yaha ke logo ke bhalai ke liye hospital aur school banwaaye. Unke prayas ke karan hi Premanagar me pakki sarak ban paayi thi. Iske aalaba bhi unhone bahut kaam kiye.  Raja sahab Sonbhadra ke purane saahi vans ke the; phir bhi unke andar jara bhi aham nahi tha. Hum sabko lagta tha ki wo hamare bich ke hi aadmi hai."

Javed jaise-jaise batata jata tha waise-waise uska chehre par gambhirta chhati jaa rahi thi.

"Ek baar gaun me koi rog phail gaya tha; tab Rani maa ne hamari bahut madad ki thi. Unhone sahar se mahngi fees dekar docotors ko yaha bulwaya tha aur khud jaa kar ek-ek ghar me sabka khoj-khabar leti rahi thi. Tab se hum chhoto ke saath-saath gaun ke bujurg bhi unki mamtamayi nature ke karan unko Rani maa kahne lage. " 

Javed ne ek baar ghum kar samadhi ki aur shardha se apne haath jore.

"Holi me unke taraf se saara gaun unke yaha nimantrit hota tha.  Holi ke dusre din jaha aajkal panchayat hoti hai; waha saam se manoranjan ka program hota tha. Rani maa aur  Raja sahaeb dono ko gaane ka sauk tha. Wo naa sirf accha sunte the balki accha gaate bhi the. Mujhe Holi ke dino me unka gaaya gaana aaj bhi yaad hai."

Javed yaado me khoye hue kah raha tha. 

"Us gaane ka ek-ek bol jaise unki amar prem kahani kahte hai. Main aapko wo gaa ke sunata hoon. "
Javed wahi mandir ke bahar ek neem ke per ke niche bane cemented bench par baith kar gaana sunane laga.  Salma bhi uske saath baithi uske haath thaame uske saath gaa rahi thi.

 tumhe main agar apna saathi bana lu
bata do mera saath doge kaha tak

 Lyricist: S H Bihari
Singer(s): Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
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Gaana khatam ho gaya par sab statue ki tarah chup-chaap baithe rahe. Aakhir Aparijita ko hi chuupi torni pari.

"Javed bhai, aage kya hua?"

"Madam, Jis saal me 18 saal ka hua tha, usi Holi ke  dusre din ki subah hamare dil me naa bharne wala ghab de gayi. Us din dur ke gaun me circus aaya hua tha.  Raja saheb  ne apne yaha ke naukro ko chhuti dekar circus dekhne bheja tha. Kai naukro ne mana bhi karna chaha tha par "kuchh hi ghanto ki baat hai, circus yaha nahi aate" kah kar Raja saheb ne un sabko dher saara rupaiye dekar circus dekhne bhej diya tha."

Javed ka swar rudhne laga tha.

"Naukro ke jaane ke ghante bhar baad hi ek saath lagatar kai dhamke hue. Saara gaun un dhamko ki awaaz se kaanp gaya. Thore der me hi hume pata chala ki dhamaka raja saheb ki haweli me hua hai."

Javed ne apne aakho ke kore par chhalak aaye aanso ko puchha.

"Jab hum yaha pahunche; tab tak yaha sabkuchh samapat ho chuka tha. Wo farishtey jo hum besaharo ke liye sahara ban ke aaye the; ab humse dur jaa chuke the. Puri haweli khandhar me badal chuki thi. Baad me pata chala ki ek dusre saahi vans ke gundo me puri haweli me dynamite laga diya tha."

Javed ne apne rudhe gale ko saaf kiya. 

"Hum us khandhar bane haweli me apne Rani maa aur Raja saheb ko dhundh rahe the. Ek chhat ke malbe ke nicche se wo mile. Unhone jindgi ke aakhri lamhe me bhi ek-dusre ka saath nahi chhora tha. Wo ek dusre ko gale lagaye baithe the aur unke upar puri chhat giri hui thi. Wo ek-dusre ke haanth thaame ek dunia ko alvida kah chuke the."

Javed ab apna rona nahi rok paya. Uske aankho se moti tapakne lage.

"Us din gaun me kisi ghar me chulha nahi jala. Sahar se bare Raja saheb aaye aur unke sav ko Varanasi le gaye. Gaun se mere abbu aur kuchh log unke saath gaye. Antin sanskar ke baad mere abbu jo us waqt yaha ke mukhiya the, ne bare Raja saheb se kucch ans chita-basham ka dene ka anurodh karte huye bataya ki gaun wale apne farishto ki yaad me ek mandir aur unki samdhi banwana chahte hai.  Bare Raja saheb ne naa sirf bhasm diya balki iss Radha-Krishan mandir aur samadhi mandir bhi banwaya." 

Javed kaafi der tak chup baitha  raha.

"Javed bhai, par yaha to mujhe koi haweli ka khandhar dikhayi to nahi de raha hai." Aparijita ne us jagah ki aur isshara karte kue kaha;  jaha Javed ne haweli ka jikra kiya tha. Waha iss waqt ek bara sa khubsurat phulo ka bagicha tha.

"Madam, gaun ke logo ne mil kar yeh tai kiya tha ki gaun ka naam Raja saheb aur Rani maa ke amar prem ko yaad karte hue badal kar Premnagar kar diya jaaye. Iske liye abbu ne kagaji karyawahi ki aur bare Raja shaheb se mil kar isme madad maangi.  Officialy gaun ka naam Premnagar ho jaane par bare raja saheb yaha hume yeh khuskhabri dene aaye the. Usi din aabu ne unhe bataya tha ki haweli ke khandhar me dusre gaun ke kuchh badmaas kabhi-kabhi juye khelte hain aur dusre galat kaam karte hain. Bare raja shaheb ne saara malwa waha se hatwa kar yeh baagicha bana kar mandir ko daan kar diya.  Yaha ke phulo se hi mandir ki puja hoti hai aur gaun me kisi ke yaha shaadi-vivah, antim sanskar yaa samohik puja hone par bhi yaha se hi phool jata hai."

Aparijita ne iss amar prem-kahani ko mantramugdh hokar suna tha. Use ek pal ko laga jaise wo premi jori ek-dusre ke haath thaame us baagiche me ghumte hue gaana gaa rahe hai.

"Madam, samadhi mandir banne ke baad se hi vivahit jore yaha aa kar dua maangte hai. Humare gaun me rasm hai ki saadi ke baad sasuraal aate hi saas, bahu aur bete ko lekar yaha aati hai aur apne dhram ke granth par haath rakh kar Raja shaheb aur rani maa jaisa pyar ki dua maangte hai.  Salma aur main bich-bich me yaha aate hai aur hum apne banane wale se dua karte hai ki hume ek-dusre ke bagair naa jina pare. Hum iske sath hi apne farishto ki aatma ki shaanti ke liye bhi dua karte hain. "

Javed fir se chhup ho gaya tha.  Mahaul ko halka karne ke liye Aparijita ne Salma ko toka. 

"Aur aap bhabhi yaha kya dua karne aati hain ?"

"Main dua karti hoon ki mujhe inse ek pal kam jindgi mile taaki mujhe inke bagair ek pal  bhi naa rahna pare!"  Salma ne Javed ki aur dekhte hue kaha. 

Thori der tak baat karne ke baad Salma ne Aparijita ko apne ghar aane ke liye mana liya.

Aparijita  Javed aur Salma ko ek-dusre ke haath thame jaate dekhte rahi. 

Javed aur Salma se baat karte hue kaafi saam ho chuka tha. Aparijita apne quarter ki aur laut chali. Jab wo mandir ke baagiche ke paas se gujar rahi thi tab use laga jaise ek khubsurat jora baag me phulo bich gaate hue ghum raha hai. Aparijita ko iss bar yeh uski kalpna nahi lagi . Mandir se lautate waqt uske kaano me madhur geet ki awaaz aa rahi thi.  

 tumhe main agar apna saathi bana lu
bata do mera saath doge kaha tak
zameen se jaha aasmaan mil raha hai
na chhod enge daaman tumhara vaha tak