Chudail Ki Kahani - Saya

23rd May, 2005

Banaras, Uttar Pardesh

Rajiv ko aaj ki Mahangari train pakad kar vapas Mumbai Jana tha. Mahanagri Banaras station se 11 baje chhutati hai aur easliye vo subha jaldi uath gaya. Rajiv ke ghar se Banras station ki duri 94 kilometer thee. Rajiv ke ghar se GT Road 5 kilometer tha aur phir GT Road se sidhe bas pakad kar Banaras station pahuchna tha.

Rajiv ka bachpan to Mumbai me beeta tha par vo har saal garmiyo me chhutiya bitane gaon aata tha. Gaon me usake ghar ke samne ek bada bargad ke ped tha aur log use hamesh uas taraf jaane ko mana karate the. Gaon ke logo ka kahena tha ki uas taraf ek budhi Chudail ka basera hai. Chudail budhiya ki pakad se bachane ke liye gaon vale apne hatho me Tabiz bandhate the.

Rajiv ka bachpan Jadu-Tone, Bhoot-Pret ki kahaniyo ke beech beeta tha. Easliye use
andhere se bahut dar lagta tha. Rajiv raat ko apne chaar payee se jyada dur nahi jata tha usake man me andhere ka dar bana rahta tha. Rajiv ne kabhi Bhoot-Pret dekha nahi tha aur uan par bishwas bhi nahi karta tha. Easliye vo tabiz nahi pahenta tha. Gaonwale use hamesh Tabiz pahenane ke liye kahate the.

Train pakadane ke liye Rajiv subha utha. Subha ke karib 3 baje the. Rajiv khet ki taraf
jane hee wala tha ki use laga ki ghar ke bagal me koi khada hai. Rajiv ki Dil dhak se upar aa gaya. Dur se dekhane par use laga ki koi budhi aurat khadi hai aur Rajiv ka man turant Budhi Chudail ki taraf gaya. Rajiv ne man hee man socha ki maine to tabiz bhi nahi pahna hai to agar mai khet ki taraf gaya to Chudail mujhe pakad legi.

Rajiv apnee jagah par stabdh khada tha. Rajiv me na aage jane ki himmat thee aur na pichhe aane ki himmat thee. Rajiv apani jagah par khada hokar Chudail ko dekh
raha tha. Karib 10 minute beet gaye the aur Chudail apni jagah se hil nahee rahee thee. Rajiv Ka dar ab dhire dhire kam ho raha tha ki achanak se jor ki hawa chali aur Chudail ke saadi hawa me uadane lagi.

Hawa ke shant hote hee sab kuchh phir tham gaya. Rajiv karib aadhe ghane se ek jagah khada tha. Rajiv ne man hee man socha ki aaj mai eas Chudail se milke rahunga aur tabhi usane Chudail ki taraf kadam badhaye. Jaise Jaise Rajiv ke kadam aage badh rahe the vaise vaise dar badhate hee jaa aha tha. Rajiv kuchh kadam aage badh tha ki achanak se light aa gayee.

Gaon ki light pichhale 15 din se kati thee. Gaonwalo ke liye andhere me rahena koi badi baat nahi thee. Rajiv bhi kisi tarah andhere ka aadi ban gaya tha. Rajiv andhere se darta tha eas liye raat ko jaldi so jata aur subha din nikalne ke baad uath jaata tha. Aaj Train pakadni thee easliye use andhere me uthna pada..

Light aate hee Rajiv aapne aap par hasane laga. Chudail ka dar usake man se dur ho gaya. Kyonki jise vo Chudail samajh raha tha vo Chudail nahi ek Mirchi ka ped tha aur uaspar kisi ne saadi sukhane ke liye dala tha, jisase vo ped ek taraf jhuk gaya tha aur Rajiv use Chudail Samjh baitha.