Sunday, November 1, 2015

Jalta Bargad Ka Ped(The Burning Banyan Tree)

 20 saal pahle ki baat hai,mere pitaji aur unke ek dost raat 1 baje ke qareeb ek shaadi attend karke aa rhe the vo thand ki ek khaufnaak raat thi ,mere pitaji raat mein kahin aane jaane se darte nahi the aur bhoot pret par vishwas nahi karte the,lekin unke dost bohat darpok insaan the aur bhoot,pret,aatmaon aur aisi cheezon par vishwas karte the unke dost ne bohat baar mere pitaji ko mana kiya ki suabh chalte hain raat kaafi ho gyi hai aur vo raasta bhi kaafi sunsan aur bhayanak hai,
lekin mere pitaji ke zyada kehne ki vajah se unke dost raat mein aane ko ready ho gye,aur sawari ya bike na hone ki vajah se ve log paidal hi nikal pade ghar ka raasta qareeb 10 km. ki doori par tha,uss waqt log paidal hi kaafi door door ka safar kar lete the...
raaste mein pitaji ke dost tarah-tarah ki daraavni aur bhooton ki baatein kar rhe the aur darr bhi rhe the,
mere pitaji ne unhe samjhaya ki, kuch nahi hoga daro mat!
beech raaste mein andhera aur ghana kohra(fog) hone ki vajah se kuch dikhayi nahi de rha tha, achanak saamne ek bohat bada Bargad ka ped(tree) dikha jis par ek chiraag jal rha tha...ye dekh kar pitaji ke dost chilla uthe aur vapas jaane ko kehne lage lekin piataji nahi maane aur kaha- ki main itna door aa gya hun to vapas nahi jaunga..
aur apne dost se kaha ki tum apni aankhein band kar lo main tumhara haath pakad kar le chalunga, tum aankhein mat kholna aur darna mat,fir jaise jaise piataji aage badhe chiraag ki aag ne poore ped ko dheere dheere gher liya aur dekhte dekhte poora bargad ka ped jalne laga aur chaaron taraf door door tak ujaala ho gya lekin kahin koi gaanv nahi tha na koi ghar na koi insaan fir bhi pitaji dare nahi aur kuch door jaane par peeche mud kar dekha to kuch bhi nahi tha sab normal ho gya tha ...
ghar tak aate aate pitaji ke dost behosh(faint) ho gye aur kaafi dino tak beemaar rahe....
ye baat jab pitaji ne humein batayi to hum bhi bohat darr gye the aur uss din ke baad se mere pitaji ko bhi bhhoton par vishwas ho gya..aur kyun na hota????




Surendra Pratap,Gorakhpur,U.P

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