Julaaha Kabir: Ek Ishwar ke geet

Pavitra nagari Varanasi mein, lagbhag chhah sau varsh pehle, ek shishu baalak akela pada paaya gaya, aur Niru naamak ek nirdhan Muslim julaaha aur uski patni Nima ne bachche ko ghar liya aur apna banaakar paala. Unhone uska naam Kabir rakha, jiska arth mahaan hai, yadyapi nirdhan dampati kam jaante the ki naam us bachche par kitna satya hoga jise ve apni baanhon mein ghar laaye the. Kabir apne maata-pita ki vinamra jhonpdi mein karghe par bada hua, dhaaga-dar-dhaaga julaahe ka vyavsaay seekhte hue, aur bharni ki laybaddh khatkhat uske chhandon ki lay mein bun gayi, jisse uski kavita uske baad sada bharni jaisi chali, aage-peechhe, prithvi aur swarg ke beech. Parantu yadyapi vah Muslim bankar pala, uska hriday Hindu sant Ramananda ki or khincha, bhakti ke mahaan aachaarya, jinke shishya samast vibhaajanon se pare prem ke Ishwar ka gaan karte the. Kabir Ramananda ka shishya banana chaahta tha, parantu sant keval braahmanon ko sweekaar karte the, aur Kabir ek nirdhan julaaha baalak tha. Atah Kabir ne ek yojana banai. Usne jaana ki Ramananda har din bhor se pehle uthte the aur snaan hetu Ganga jaate the, ek nishchit seedhi se guzarte hue. Ek andheri praatah Kabir un seedhiyon par let gaya aur prateeksha ki. Vriddh sant andhkaar mein neeche aaye, unka pair baalak se takraaya, aur aashcharya mein ve chillaaye, Ram, Ram. Kabir harsh se uchhla. Aapne mujhe mantra de diya, vah chillaaya, sant ke charan pakadte hue. Ram ka naam aapke othon se mujh par aashirvaad jaisa gira hai, aur is kshan se main aapka shishya hoon, chaahe sansaar anumodan kare ya na kare. Ramananda ne baalak ki deeptimaan shraddha dekhkar use inkaar na kiya, aur is prakaar julaaha baalak mahaan guru ka shishya bana. Kabir ne vinamra julaahe ka jeevan jiya, din mein karghe par kaarya karte hue aur raat mein apne chhand gaate hue. Parantu uske geet kabhi sune gaye jaise na the. Vah aise Ishwar ka gaan karta tha jo na Hindu hai, na Muslim, jo na mandir mein nivaas karta hai, na masjid mein, apitu har jeev ke hriday mein. Vah donon dharmon ke rikta karmkaandon ka nidar haasya se uphaas karta tha, na mandir ko chhodte hue, na masjid ko: vah pujaari jo Ishwar ka naam chillaata hai jabki uska man dhan par hai, vah qaazi jo Makka ki or namaaz padhta hai jabki uska hriday anyatra hai. Yadi Ishwar masjid ke bheetar ho, vah gaata tha, to sansaar kiska hai? Uske dohe, uske teekshna dohe Kashi mein har kisi ke othon par the, Ganga par naavikon dwara gaaye jaate aur baazaaron mein dohraaye jaate, aur unhone use saamaanya janon ka priya aur garvit pujaariyon ka ghrinit donon banaaya. Donon maton ke kattarpanthiyon ne use sataaya aur shaasakon se use dandit karaane ka prayaas bhi kiya, phir bhi raja aur saamaanyajan samaan roop se uski pragya khojte the, kyonki satya mein har maun karaane ke prayaas se chamakne ka dhang hota hai. Is sabmein Kabir saral julaaha bana raha, kehta hua, main Prabhu ke naam ka julaaha hoon, aur meri bharni uski stuti gaati hai. Jab vah vriddh hua aur uski daadhi shvet hui, Kabir ne ek chaunkaane waala karma kiya: usne Varanasi, pavitratam nagari chhodi, Maghar hetu, ek tiraskrit nanha nagar jahaan parampara kehti thi ki jo vahaan marta hai vah gadhe ke roop mein janamta hai, kyonki vah apni mrityu se siddh karna chaahta tha ki shuddh hriday waale hetu koi sthaan apavitra nahin. Vahaan uski mrityu hui, aur tab sabse adbhut vastu ghati. Hindu uska shareer daah hetu maangne aaye, aur Muslim dafan hetu maangne aaye, aur ve katuta se jhagde. Parantu jab unhone use dhakne waala vastra uthaaya, to unhein koi shareer na mila, keval taaze pushpon ka dher. Donon paksha, chamatkaar se lajjit, pushpa shaanti se baante, Hinduon ne apna aadha Varanasi mein daah kiya aur Muslimon ne apna Maghar mein dafnaaya, jahaan uski samaadhi aaj bhi nadi ke kinaare khadi hai, donon maton ke teerthayaatriyon dwara dekhi jaati. Kabir ke chhand Sikhon ke Guru Granth Sahib mein aur laakhon ke othon par jeevit hain, sikhaate hue ki divyata ek hai, ki prem karmkaand se adhik mahatva rakhta hai, aur nanha julaaha, apne karghe par gaata hua, garvitatam pujaari se Ishwar ke nikatatar ho sakta hai.