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✦UPDATE 225
Pralay✦
Mai: “Mere baad mera sab kuch inka hi hai… tum sabka pyaar mere liye jannat ke har sukh se bhi kahin zyada hai…”
Saloni mere gale lag kar: “Nahi! Hum aapko nahi jaane denge… agar jaayenge toh sab saath jaayenge!”
Mai: “Samajh jao… agar main sabse mila toh sab yahi apna dam tod denge… aur ab main tumhare dono ke upar vapas se sab chhod ke jaa raha hoon… pata nahi aage kya hoga… par tum yahan se kisi ko bhi mat jaane dena…”
Maine apna haath ghumaya, waha ek bhaari rock shield ban gayi.
Mai: “Isske bahar mat jaana… tum dono bhi nahi… kyunki isske bahar aaj sirf maut hi milegi.”
Itna bol kar, main bahar aa gaya… do-tin aur shields banayi, phir apni talwar nikali… cigarette muh me dabayi… uski nok se cigarette ko jalaya… upar dekh kar ek gehri phook maari. Jaise hi dhuan aankhon se hata, aasmaan se bhayankar jeev utarne lage.
Maine zameen par zor se ek laat maari… hawa me uchal kar apni talwar teen jivo ke sir ke aar-paar utaar di… unke do tukde hue, khoon ka chhidka hawa me bikhar gaya.
Tabhi zameen se kayi saare shaitaan nikalne lage… woh bhukhasur ki body me judne lage.
Udhar Mahakaal sidha patal lok me utar gaya.
Usne ek andhere kund ke aage apna shir jhukaya… kuch hi der me uska poora chehra aag me badal gaya – jaise aag ka devta ho gaya ho.
Usne haath aage kiya… ek lakdi haath me aayi… usne usse masal kar toda – “Mahakaal ko ek bacchi nahi maar sakti…”
Phir woh mantra padhne laga… waha ka manzar itna bhayanak ki hawa tak me jalan ki boo bhar gayi.
Un mantron ka asar dharti par bhi ho raha tha…
Janu ki body se kaali kaali ruhein nikal kar uddne lagi…
Saloni (roti aawaaz me): “Yeh kya ho raha hai iske saath?”
Devika: “Lagta hai Mahakaal ne iski rooh ko kaid kiya hai… isiliye iski saari shaktiya, ruhein – sab uske paas kheench li gayi… aur jitni bhi dharti pe kaali shakti ka ansh rakhne wali ruhein hongi… woh bhi kheench li jayengi.”
Neha: “Matlab… ab kya hoga Janu ke saath?”
Janu (kamzor muskurahat ke saath): “Matlab… ab mera aakhiri waqt aa gaya…”
Neha: “Nahi didi! Aisa nahi ho sakta… kuch toh kar!”
Par usse pehle, Janu ke praan pakheru udne lage… bas ek aakhiri rooh bachi thi.
Udhar mere shareer me bhi kuch kaali ruhein thi – woh bhi dhuaan bankar nikalne lagi.
Mai (Kdev se, tez saans ke saath): “Yeh kya ho raha hai… tujhe kuch mehsoos ho raha hai kya?”
Kdev (aankhon me aag, daanton ko bhinchte hue): “Haan… aur main jaanta hoon mujhe kya karna hai!”
Maine talwar ko aur kas ke pakad liya… haath ki nasen ubhar gayi.
Ek tez bijli ka jhatka mujhe laga… vaise hi Janu ko bhi laga. Janu hawa me uchli – uski body aag ki tarah jalanay lagi… phir dheere se zameen par aayi.
Usne aankhein kholi… saans phooli hui thi…
Janu (saans saans me): “Yeh… kaise hua…?”
Devika (thandi par tez aawaaz me): “Unki patni hokar yeh sawal nahi poochna chahiye tha aapko…”
Udhar, mere shareer se nikalte ghane, kaale, tez baalon ne meri talwar ko bhi gher liya. Mera poora roop, bhediye ke vishaal roop me badalne laga… aur main bhukhasur ke sir ke bhi upar, 50 feet ki uchai par tha.
Bhukhasur ne aag ugal kar mujh par hamla kiya… maine talwar ko aage kiya — us pal mere talwar par lapte hue woh bhediye wale baal jal gaye, aur us jale huye baalon ki dhuan me meri talwar ki dhaar chamak uthi… ek andheri bijli jaisi chamak!
Maine apni jeebh talwar par lagayi… aur turant meri jeebh ek lambi zahreeli saanp me badal gayi, jiska poora shareer jehar me dooba hua aur dhaardaar tha.
Main hawa me talwar horizontal ghumaya… us pal, us jhatke se buildings, hazaaron rakshas, aur aasmaan se girte bhayankar praani sab ke sab, ek pal me jal kar raakh ho gaye.
Bhukhasur gusse se chillaata hua mere upar kooda… apni talwar se vaar kiya. Maine uske vaar ko apni talwar se roka, ek bhari dahad –
“AAAAAAWWWWUUUUUUUU….”
Hum dono talwaron se takraate rahe… chingariyaan utti, dharti tak kaanp uthi.
Tabhi ek ajeeb si bhari goonj aayi – jaise door se baadh aa rahi ho… sabka dhyaan us disha me gaya.
Waha se aa rahi thi – vishaal bhediyon ki sena! Itni badi sena ki dekhkar kisi ka bhi dil kaanp jaaye ki yeh kaha se aayi…
Par Bhukhasur has pada… uski hansi dharti ko bhi kaampane wali thi. Usne apni talwar zameen par maari… dharti phat gayi… aur bhediyon se bhi dugni sankhya me rakshas, keede, bhayankar praani nikal aaye.
Woh mud kar bhagne laga…
Main dekh raha tha… woh ghayal pari ki tarah lurch karta hua bhaag raha tha. Aankhon ki roshni kam ho rahi thi, par mera bhediya vision sab dekh raha tha – saaf, bina rukawat ke.
Usne talwar feki – seedha Pari ki taraf!
Maine tez jump maari, hawa me uske peechhe gaya… uski gardan pe talwar se vaar kiya… gardan todi aur aage nikal gaya. Woh talwar mere pair me lagi – aur mere pair chhote hone lage… poora shareer dheere dheere normal size me aane laga.
Yeh sab Bhukhasur ki talwar ki wajah se hua – usne apni poori shakti us talwar me daal di thi.
Bhukhasur ka shareer maine apni talwar ki aag se jala diya… warna woh talwar ki shakti se fir se zinda ho jaata.
Par mere pair me gehri chot aa gayi thi… khoon beh raha tha.
Pari mere paas daud ke aayi – “Yeh kya kiya bhaiya? Yeh kyu kiya?”
Mai (thandi aawaaz me, lekin aankhon me aag): “Nitika… Akash… tum issko le jao yahan se… jaldi…”
Tabhi, pata nahi kahan se, ek kanjar aaya – Pari ki body me ghusa… aur woh wahi apna dam tod deti hai.
Maine gusse me talwar feki – us kanjar feekne wale par… woh wahi dher ho gaya.
Akash apne insaani roop me aa gaya… Sabanam aur Ajay (jin) bhi waha aa gaye. Sabki aankhon me aansu the.
Maine apna haath Pari ki aankh par rakha… mere andar kuch tut gaya… us pal woh uthi, saans lete hue baith gayi.
Akash (hairani me): “Yeh… kya kiya…?”
Sabanam: “Kya hua?”
Ajay (gambhir aawaz me): “Inhone apna doosra ansh bhi kho diya.”
Akash: “Kaunsa doosra ansh?”
Ajay: “Haan… pehle ansh ki rooh ne Janu ji ko bachaya tha… aur doosra ansh ki rooh ne Pari ji ko.”
Mai (gehri saans ke saath): “Baatein baad me… kuch hi waqt me Mahakaal dharti ke andar se sab kuch khaali kar dega… mujhe usse rokna hoga… tum sab yahan ke logon ko bachao… jab yahan kaali shaktiyon ka sabse bada asar padega.”
Yeh kehkar main ud gaya… udata hua, hawa me aaya… upar se neeche tak sab dekhta raha.
Mai (dil me): “Kaise bachaunga iss pralaye ko…?”
Us waqt mujhe apne Guruji ki zarurat mehsoos hui. Maine aankhein band ki, unka dhyaan lagaya…
Guruji ki aawaz (thandi, gehri aur shaktishaali): “Aankhein kholo, beta…”
🌩 Udhar… shehar ka mahaul poora badal chuka tha…
Aasmaan pe kaale badal, bijli ki chamak, hawaa me utri hui bhayankar garmi… jaise kudrat bhi rooth gayi ho.
Roads pe police ke jeeps, army ke trucks ki laayiine… loudspeakers pe goonjti awaz:
“Sab log dhyaan dein! Jaldi se jaldi is shehar ko khaali karein! Apni jaan bachayein!”
Jahan tak nazar jaati… bhagte hue log, unke chehron pe maut ka darr.
Maaon ki goad me rote bachche… buzurg muskil se laathi pakad kar chal rahe… par sabke chehre pe ek hi sawaal – “Bachenge ya nahi?”
Police wale, helmet pehne, bandook haath me – logo ko chilate hue bhaagne ko keh rahe:
“Bhaago! Jaldi! Seedha highway ki taraf bhaago!”
Army ke trucks ki laayiin… jawan machine guns tanye hue, har gali check karte… kuch jawan paani baant rahe the, par unki aankhon me bhi thakaan aur darr chhupa hua.
Volunteer log bacchon ka haath pakad ke daud rahe – “Haath chhodo mat… chalo chalo!”
Hawa me dhool, gunpowder ki boo, aur door se aati dharti ki goonj – jaise dharti bol rahi ho: “Aaj kuch bura hone wala hai…”
Kuch buildings pe aag… kuch jagah blast ka dhuaan…
Ek police officer, pasine me bheega, wireless pe chilaya:
“HQ! HQ! Log bahut hain… bheed control nahi ho rahi!”
Army ka commander:
“Jo bhi ho, sabko shehar ke bahar nikaalo… Mahakaal ki sena kisi bhi waqt upar aayegi!”
Aasmaan me kuch kaale pakshi ghoom rahe… jaise maut ki ghanti baj rahi ho.
Beech beech me logon ki cheekhein, koi maa ko dhoondta, koi bacha gum hota – aur hawa me sirf goonj reh jaati:
“Maaa…! Maaaaa!”
Yeh shehar ab jeeta hua nahi lag raha tha… bas ek khaali maidan ban raha tha… jise maut cheen lene aa rahi thi…
Pralay✦
Mai: “Mere baad mera sab kuch inka hi hai… tum sabka pyaar mere liye jannat ke har sukh se bhi kahin zyada hai…”
Saloni mere gale lag kar: “Nahi! Hum aapko nahi jaane denge… agar jaayenge toh sab saath jaayenge!”
Mai: “Samajh jao… agar main sabse mila toh sab yahi apna dam tod denge… aur ab main tumhare dono ke upar vapas se sab chhod ke jaa raha hoon… pata nahi aage kya hoga… par tum yahan se kisi ko bhi mat jaane dena…”
Maine apna haath ghumaya, waha ek bhaari rock shield ban gayi.
Mai: “Isske bahar mat jaana… tum dono bhi nahi… kyunki isske bahar aaj sirf maut hi milegi.”
Itna bol kar, main bahar aa gaya… do-tin aur shields banayi, phir apni talwar nikali… cigarette muh me dabayi… uski nok se cigarette ko jalaya… upar dekh kar ek gehri phook maari. Jaise hi dhuan aankhon se hata, aasmaan se bhayankar jeev utarne lage.
Maine zameen par zor se ek laat maari… hawa me uchal kar apni talwar teen jivo ke sir ke aar-paar utaar di… unke do tukde hue, khoon ka chhidka hawa me bikhar gaya.
Tabhi zameen se kayi saare shaitaan nikalne lage… woh bhukhasur ki body me judne lage.
Udhar Mahakaal sidha patal lok me utar gaya.
Usne ek andhere kund ke aage apna shir jhukaya… kuch hi der me uska poora chehra aag me badal gaya – jaise aag ka devta ho gaya ho.
Usne haath aage kiya… ek lakdi haath me aayi… usne usse masal kar toda – “Mahakaal ko ek bacchi nahi maar sakti…”
Phir woh mantra padhne laga… waha ka manzar itna bhayanak ki hawa tak me jalan ki boo bhar gayi.
Un mantron ka asar dharti par bhi ho raha tha…
Janu ki body se kaali kaali ruhein nikal kar uddne lagi…
Saloni (roti aawaaz me): “Yeh kya ho raha hai iske saath?”
Devika: “Lagta hai Mahakaal ne iski rooh ko kaid kiya hai… isiliye iski saari shaktiya, ruhein – sab uske paas kheench li gayi… aur jitni bhi dharti pe kaali shakti ka ansh rakhne wali ruhein hongi… woh bhi kheench li jayengi.”
Neha: “Matlab… ab kya hoga Janu ke saath?”
Janu (kamzor muskurahat ke saath): “Matlab… ab mera aakhiri waqt aa gaya…”
Neha: “Nahi didi! Aisa nahi ho sakta… kuch toh kar!”
Par usse pehle, Janu ke praan pakheru udne lage… bas ek aakhiri rooh bachi thi.
Udhar mere shareer me bhi kuch kaali ruhein thi – woh bhi dhuaan bankar nikalne lagi.
Mai (Kdev se, tez saans ke saath): “Yeh kya ho raha hai… tujhe kuch mehsoos ho raha hai kya?”
Kdev (aankhon me aag, daanton ko bhinchte hue): “Haan… aur main jaanta hoon mujhe kya karna hai!”
Maine talwar ko aur kas ke pakad liya… haath ki nasen ubhar gayi.
Ek tez bijli ka jhatka mujhe laga… vaise hi Janu ko bhi laga. Janu hawa me uchli – uski body aag ki tarah jalanay lagi… phir dheere se zameen par aayi.
Usne aankhein kholi… saans phooli hui thi…
Janu (saans saans me): “Yeh… kaise hua…?”
Devika (thandi par tez aawaaz me): “Unki patni hokar yeh sawal nahi poochna chahiye tha aapko…”
Udhar, mere shareer se nikalte ghane, kaale, tez baalon ne meri talwar ko bhi gher liya. Mera poora roop, bhediye ke vishaal roop me badalne laga… aur main bhukhasur ke sir ke bhi upar, 50 feet ki uchai par tha.
Bhukhasur ne aag ugal kar mujh par hamla kiya… maine talwar ko aage kiya — us pal mere talwar par lapte hue woh bhediye wale baal jal gaye, aur us jale huye baalon ki dhuan me meri talwar ki dhaar chamak uthi… ek andheri bijli jaisi chamak!
Maine apni jeebh talwar par lagayi… aur turant meri jeebh ek lambi zahreeli saanp me badal gayi, jiska poora shareer jehar me dooba hua aur dhaardaar tha.
Main hawa me talwar horizontal ghumaya… us pal, us jhatke se buildings, hazaaron rakshas, aur aasmaan se girte bhayankar praani sab ke sab, ek pal me jal kar raakh ho gaye.
Bhukhasur gusse se chillaata hua mere upar kooda… apni talwar se vaar kiya. Maine uske vaar ko apni talwar se roka, ek bhari dahad –
“AAAAAAWWWWUUUUUUUU….”
Hum dono talwaron se takraate rahe… chingariyaan utti, dharti tak kaanp uthi.
Tabhi ek ajeeb si bhari goonj aayi – jaise door se baadh aa rahi ho… sabka dhyaan us disha me gaya.
Waha se aa rahi thi – vishaal bhediyon ki sena! Itni badi sena ki dekhkar kisi ka bhi dil kaanp jaaye ki yeh kaha se aayi…
Par Bhukhasur has pada… uski hansi dharti ko bhi kaampane wali thi. Usne apni talwar zameen par maari… dharti phat gayi… aur bhediyon se bhi dugni sankhya me rakshas, keede, bhayankar praani nikal aaye.
Woh mud kar bhagne laga…
Main dekh raha tha… woh ghayal pari ki tarah lurch karta hua bhaag raha tha. Aankhon ki roshni kam ho rahi thi, par mera bhediya vision sab dekh raha tha – saaf, bina rukawat ke.
Usne talwar feki – seedha Pari ki taraf!
Maine tez jump maari, hawa me uske peechhe gaya… uski gardan pe talwar se vaar kiya… gardan todi aur aage nikal gaya. Woh talwar mere pair me lagi – aur mere pair chhote hone lage… poora shareer dheere dheere normal size me aane laga.
Yeh sab Bhukhasur ki talwar ki wajah se hua – usne apni poori shakti us talwar me daal di thi.
Bhukhasur ka shareer maine apni talwar ki aag se jala diya… warna woh talwar ki shakti se fir se zinda ho jaata.
Par mere pair me gehri chot aa gayi thi… khoon beh raha tha.
Pari mere paas daud ke aayi – “Yeh kya kiya bhaiya? Yeh kyu kiya?”
Mai (thandi aawaaz me, lekin aankhon me aag): “Nitika… Akash… tum issko le jao yahan se… jaldi…”
Tabhi, pata nahi kahan se, ek kanjar aaya – Pari ki body me ghusa… aur woh wahi apna dam tod deti hai.
Maine gusse me talwar feki – us kanjar feekne wale par… woh wahi dher ho gaya.
Akash apne insaani roop me aa gaya… Sabanam aur Ajay (jin) bhi waha aa gaye. Sabki aankhon me aansu the.
Maine apna haath Pari ki aankh par rakha… mere andar kuch tut gaya… us pal woh uthi, saans lete hue baith gayi.
Akash (hairani me): “Yeh… kya kiya…?”
Sabanam: “Kya hua?”
Ajay (gambhir aawaz me): “Inhone apna doosra ansh bhi kho diya.”
Akash: “Kaunsa doosra ansh?”
Ajay: “Haan… pehle ansh ki rooh ne Janu ji ko bachaya tha… aur doosra ansh ki rooh ne Pari ji ko.”
Mai (gehri saans ke saath): “Baatein baad me… kuch hi waqt me Mahakaal dharti ke andar se sab kuch khaali kar dega… mujhe usse rokna hoga… tum sab yahan ke logon ko bachao… jab yahan kaali shaktiyon ka sabse bada asar padega.”
Yeh kehkar main ud gaya… udata hua, hawa me aaya… upar se neeche tak sab dekhta raha.
Mai (dil me): “Kaise bachaunga iss pralaye ko…?”
Us waqt mujhe apne Guruji ki zarurat mehsoos hui. Maine aankhein band ki, unka dhyaan lagaya…
Guruji ki aawaz (thandi, gehri aur shaktishaali): “Aankhein kholo, beta…”
🌩 Udhar… shehar ka mahaul poora badal chuka tha…
Aasmaan pe kaale badal, bijli ki chamak, hawaa me utri hui bhayankar garmi… jaise kudrat bhi rooth gayi ho.
Roads pe police ke jeeps, army ke trucks ki laayiine… loudspeakers pe goonjti awaz:
“Sab log dhyaan dein! Jaldi se jaldi is shehar ko khaali karein! Apni jaan bachayein!”
Jahan tak nazar jaati… bhagte hue log, unke chehron pe maut ka darr.
Maaon ki goad me rote bachche… buzurg muskil se laathi pakad kar chal rahe… par sabke chehre pe ek hi sawaal – “Bachenge ya nahi?”
Police wale, helmet pehne, bandook haath me – logo ko chilate hue bhaagne ko keh rahe:
“Bhaago! Jaldi! Seedha highway ki taraf bhaago!”
Army ke trucks ki laayiin… jawan machine guns tanye hue, har gali check karte… kuch jawan paani baant rahe the, par unki aankhon me bhi thakaan aur darr chhupa hua.
Volunteer log bacchon ka haath pakad ke daud rahe – “Haath chhodo mat… chalo chalo!”
Hawa me dhool, gunpowder ki boo, aur door se aati dharti ki goonj – jaise dharti bol rahi ho: “Aaj kuch bura hone wala hai…”
Kuch buildings pe aag… kuch jagah blast ka dhuaan…
Ek police officer, pasine me bheega, wireless pe chilaya:
“HQ! HQ! Log bahut hain… bheed control nahi ho rahi!”
Army ka commander:
“Jo bhi ho, sabko shehar ke bahar nikaalo… Mahakaal ki sena kisi bhi waqt upar aayegi!”
Aasmaan me kuch kaale pakshi ghoom rahe… jaise maut ki ghanti baj rahi ho.
Beech beech me logon ki cheekhein, koi maa ko dhoondta, koi bacha gum hota – aur hawa me sirf goonj reh jaati:
“Maaa…! Maaaaa!”
Yeh shehar ab jeeta hua nahi lag raha tha… bas ek khaali maidan ban raha tha… jise maut cheen lene aa rahi thi…
Bahut bahut shukriya Sultan15 
Dev the Lover