Shorts Story
By Shubhi Agarwal

Alag swabhaav hona koi burrai nhi hai balki hai acchai.
Kya mukaam haasil kar loge tum
ushi 10000 logon ki bheed mai
khade ho ke aur ban ke unke samaan?
Mujhe toh banna tha
ek aisa chamakta hua heera
jo ghoor andhere mai bhi
roshni failaaye.
Jiski prerna log le…
Par dekh na paaya koi tyaag mera.
Siya ki peedha toh sabne dekh li
magar kyu bhool gaye
mera vo apaar tyaag?
Naa mili mujhe koi khushi
vo tyaag karke,
naa mile koi gam.
Santushti thi toh bas mann mai
iss baat ki,
nibha paayi mai apne pati ka
unke dharma mai saath.
Pati ka saath toh
jeevan bhar ka hota hai,
magar saas-sasur ka saath toh
bas kuch varsho ka hi hota hai.
Ishiliye sweekar kar liya
mainne apne pati se viyog,
kyuki banna tha mujhe
apni saas-sasur ki shakti.
Chaudah varsho ki doori ko
hass kar kiya sweekar,
bina laaye aankhon mai
ek bhi aansu.
Ki saas-sasur ki seva mai
apaar kami na mehsoos ho unhe
unke pyaare Ram, Lakhan aur Siya ki…
Kaale baadalo si ghiri hui thi
Awadh ki nagri,
chod chale jab sabke chahite
Pitaji Maharaj hamare.
Mataon ki stithi ho gayi thi gambhir,
maano kisi bhi shan
tyaag de vo apne praan.
Bharath-Shatrughan,
Mandvi-Shrutakeerti
ko aane mai din lage 15.
Akele sambhala poore rajya ko
uss waqt,
bas yaad kar ke
apne Ram bhaiya ki seekh ko…
Bachpan se aazaad panchi ki
zindagi jeene waali mai,
vo chidiya ho gayi thi bas
ek pinjre mai band,
maano kaat liye ho kisi ne
mere parr.
Phir bhi kabhi himmat naa haari mainne,
kyuki kehti thi Maata Sumitra
ki hu mai unke aas ka
ek deepak…
Tha tyaag mera apaar,
koi seema na thi
mere uss apaar tyaag ki.
Phir bhi kyu bhool gaya sansaar
ki URMILA naamak stree bhi thi?
Janak Dulari mai Mithila ki,
Yoddha Rajkumari mai,
nidar hokar ladti rahi mai,
chaahe ho vo yuddh sthar
ya ho vo jeevan ki kathoor paristhitiyaan…
Natkhat si ladki ka
badal gaya roop
jab jeevan ki sabse badi
khushi ka hua anubhav.
Maa kehne ko aaye
mere aankhon ke taare,
mere dulare
Angad-Chandraketu.
Di putron ko seekh
nidar aur sahsi banne ki,
ikdum apne pita ki tarah.
Maa ka kartavya poora kar hi rahi thi
ki aagman hua
hamari nanhi si pari Somada ka.
Chehak utha phir se
Awadh ka aangan
nanhi gudiya ki kilkaariyon se.
Siya ki leela ko dekho,
chod chali mere sahare
putron ko apne.
“Maa” keh ke bulate the
mere Luv-Kush, praan pyaare.
Dekh naa paaya mere
Ram Bhaiya ki peedha
koi uss waqt.
Rajya dharma mai phas kar
liya nirnay apaar.
Thi mai uss waqt
Raghuveer ke sang,
nibhaya ek choti behen ka kartavya.
Sambhala poora parivaar,
jod ke rakha
ek moti ki mala ke samaan.
Bola jab prabhu ne
ki hai tumhara sthaan
tumhare pati ke bagal mai,
naa aao tum charno mai mere.
Phir bhi thukra diya mainne
unka vo diya hua prastaav,
kyuki mujhe toh din-raat
karni thi seva
prabhu charno ki…
Naa jaane kab phir se
ujiyara chhaa jaayega,
mujhko jag phir se
jaan paayega…