Chuha-Vyaapaari

Mahaan nagari Pataliputra mein ek dhani vyaapaari rehta tha jisne shoonya se apna bhaagya banaaya tha. Ek sandhya jab vah apne mitron ke saath baitha tha, to baat dhani manushyon ke putron par chali, jo aalsi aur apavyayi the, apne pitaon ka dhan sukh par lutaate hue. Vyaapaari ne sir hilaaya aur ghoshna ki ki hriday mein udyam rakhne waala koi bhi yuvak shoonya se bhaagya bana sakta hai, yahaan tak ki ek mare choohe se bhi. Uske mitra is deeng par hanse, parantu ek teekshna drishti waale yuva vyaapaari ne shabdon ko hriday mein dhaaran kiya. Usne vyaapaari ki dukaan mein chaaron ore dekha aur ek kone mein ek mara chooha dekha jise billi ne us praatah maara tha. Muskaan se yuvak ne choohe ko poonchh se uthaaya aur kaha, main aapki chunauti sweekaar karta hoon. Dekhiye main isse kya karta hoon. Vyaapaari hansa aur use shubhkaamna di. Yuva vyaapaari haath mein mara chooha liye vyast gali mein nikla, kathor vichaar karta hua, jabki vyaapaari ke mitra uske peechhe hanste rahe. Usne unki hansi ki parvaah na ki, kyonki vah jaanta tha ki har mahaan bhaagya kisi aise vyakti se aarambh hota hai jo moorkh dikhne ko taiyaar ho. Vah jaanta tha ki nagar mein koi billi apne bachchon ko khilaane ke liye achha maans khareedegi, aur use ek billi-swaami mila jisne prasannata se choohe ke badle mutthi bhar chane diye. Yuvak ne chane bhoonje, unhein ek chhoti thaili mein rakha, aur phir nikla. Maarg mein use pyaase lakadhaaron ka ek samooh mila jo van se laut raha tha, thaka aur bhookha. Usne apni suraahi se unhein jal aur khaane ko bhune chane diye, aur kritagyata mein unhone use eendhan ki lakdi ka gatthar diya, pratyek manushya ne ek-do lakdi di. Yuva vyaapaari ne unhein sneh se dhanyavaad diya, lakdi baazaar le gaya, aur kuch taanbe ke sikkon mein bechi. Agle praatah vah taaze bhune chanon aur sheetal jal ke saath maarg mein phir prateeksha kar raha tha, aur lakadhaare, uski daya smaran karke, use aur bhi bada gatthar dete. Un sikkon se usne aur chane khareede, aur din-pratidin usne yah saral vyaapaar dohraaya, na kabhi chhalte hue, na kabhi jhagadte hue, sada muskuraate hue. Uske sikkon ka nanha dher sthirata se badha, aur lakadhaare har praatah use khojne lage, kyonki uska bhojan aur jal unke kathor shram ko sahaneeya banaata tha. Kuch hi saptaahon mein usne ek chhoti gaadi aur behtar vastuein khareedne ko paryaapt bacha liya. Usne gambheerta se vyaapaar aarambh kiya, fasal ke samay gaanvon mein sasta anaaj khareedkar aur bhaav badhne par nagar mein bechte hue. Usne seekha ki kin baazaaron ko kya chaahiye, kisaanon aur dukaandaaron se mitrata ki, aur kabhi vachan na toda, na bhugtaan chooka. Vah apne vyavhaar mein eemaandaar tha, avsar dekhne mein tatpar, aur kaam mein athak. Ek varsh mein uski apni chhoti dukaan thi. Kuch varshon mein vah Pataliputra ke ubharte vyaapaariyon mein se ek tha, apne udyam aur satyanishtha ke liye sammaanit. Vah us mare choohe ko kabhi na bhoola jisse sab aarambh hua tha, aur vah praayah apne shishyon se kehta ki har bhaagya ek nidar pag se aarambh hota hai. Jab uska dhan surakshit hua aur nagar ke har baazaar mein uska naam sammaanit hua, to usne shreshth sunaar se sone ka chooha banvaaya, maanikya netron aur mudi poonchh sahit. Vah use baaje-gaaje aur phoolon sahit bhavya juloos mein nagar se vriddh vyaapaari ke ghar le gaya, poorn sammaan aur saarvajanik kritagyata se use bhent karte hue. Vriddh vyaapaari prasann hokar yuvak se gale mila aur apne sabhi mitron ke saamne ghoshna ki ki udyam hi sabse bada dhan hai, aur vah yuva vyaapaari, jisne mare choohe se aarambh kiya tha, ab vyavsaay mein uska putra kehlaane yogya hai. Yah katha Panchatantra mein, udyam ki pustak mein, sikhaane sunai jaati hai ki dhan dhan se nahin, apitu man se aata hai, aur bhaagya ki devi saahasi aur parishrami ka saath deti hain. Aalsi dhani sona uttaraadhikaar mein pa sakte hain, parantu udyam ke bina vah dhoop mein him ki tarah pighal jaata hai. Teekshna man aur tatpar haathon waala nirdhan yuvak mare choohe se saamraajya bana sakta hai, kyonki jeevan ki sacchi poonji dhan nahin, apitu buddhi, saahas aur chhoti shuruaaton ko tuchchh na maanne ka sankalp hai.