Reception par deewaron se lage kafi mulayam sofe bichhe huye the. Ratnaji ne mujhe wahan baithne ka ishara kiya. Reception me us waqt kewal ek admi gerua wastr pahne maujood tha. Usne Ratna ji ko jhuk kar abhiwadan kiya. Jisse laga ki Ratna ji kafi parichit wyaktiyon me hain. Mai sofe par jakar baith gayee.
“ Mai abhi ati hoon do minute wait karo.” Kahkar Ratnaji ek vishal darwaje se andar chali gayee. Mai wahan baithe huye deewaron par bane huye patthar se tarashe huye devi devtaon ki murtiyan dekh rahi thi. Mujhe lag raha tha ki pata nahi mai kis lok me a gayee hoon. Sare Ashramwasi gerue rang ke labade pahne huye the. jo age se khulte the. ye wastr kamar par kisi night gown ki tarah ek dori se kase huye the.
Wahan kuchh aurten bhi dikhi wo bhi isi tarah ke wastr me thin. Chalne firne se unke wastr samne se khul jate the aur unki janghon ka kafi hissa samne se dikhne lagta tha.
Mai apni najren idhar udhar daudane lagi. Maine dekha ki wahan jitni bhi murtiyan nakkasi ki huyi thi wo Ajanta ya Khajuraho ki murtiyon ki tarah kaam ras me doobi huyi thi. Mard aur aurat sex ke alag alag pose me dikh rahe the. Tasveeren jo deewaar par lagi thi wo bhi kafi uttejak aur kamuk thi. Har or kaam ras bikhra pada tha. Mai un sab ko dekh kar wahan ke rahne walo ke rahan sahan ke bare me sochne lagi.
Tabhi ek admi ek tray me sharbat jaisa koi pey pradarth le aya. Rang se Rooh Afza ki tarah dikh raha tha. Usne mujhe jhuk kar namaskar kiya aur tray samne ki. Maine Use sharbat samajh kar ek glass le liya. Usme se bahut bheeni bheeni sugandh a rajhi thi.. Maine us glass ko lekar usme se ek ghoont sip kiya. Sheetal pey ka swad bada hi ajeeb tha. Waisa nasheela swaad maine kabhi nahi chakha tha. Ek ghoont peete hi man jhoom utha.
“ Ye kaun sa sharbat hai?” maine poochha.
“ Ye Ek khaas ayurvedic pey hai. Khas khas jadi bootiyon se bana hai ye. Is ashram me jo bhi mehman ata hai unka swagat isi pey se kiya jata hai. Yahan chai ya cold drinks to milegi nahi. Aapko isse hi kaam chalana padega. Aapko pasand nahi aya?” Usne poochha. Uske is tarah poochhne se mai hadbada gayee aur ek jhatke me poora glass khali kar diya.
Mujhe is tarah hadbada kar peeta dekh wo muskurata huya palta aur andar chala gaya. Uski mahak kafi der tak mere nathuno me bhari rahi. Use peen eke baad mai apne badan ko bahut halka mahsoos karne lagi.
Koi dus minute baad Ratna ji wapas ayee. Wo bhi apne wastr khol kar usi tarah ke geruye wastr pahan kar ayee thi. Unke hath me bhi ek waisa hi labada tha jaisa unhon ne pahan rakha tha. Unhe ate dekh mai uth khadi hui.
“Kya hua aap apne kapde change kar ayee?’ maine unse poochha magar unhon ne mere sawal ka koi jawab dene ki jaroorat nahi mahsoos ki.
“aao..” kahakar Ratna ji ne mera hath pakad kar apne saath us darwaje se andar le gayee.. Samne ek corridor tha jiske doosri or kale kanch ka ek aur darwaja tha usme pravesh karte hi darwaja apne aap peechhe band ho gaya. Hum ek kamre me the Kamre ke andar ghup andhera tha. Kuchh bhi dikhai nahi de raha tha. Maine ghabra kar Ratna ji ki kalayee ko sakhti se thaam liya.
Tabhi Ratna ji ne hath badha kar ek switch on kiya to chhat se latakta hua ek conical shade ke andar ka bulb jal utha. Uski tej roshni Hamare charon or ek gol circle bana rahi thi. Roshni itni tej thi ki hamari ankhen chondhiya gayee thi.
Wo bulb sir se koi 4-5 feet upar laga hua tha. Us roshni ke gol dayre ke bahar ghup andhera tha. Ratna ne mujhe kheench kar us roshni ke dayre ke beech me khada kar diya. Kamre me charon or ghup andhera tha us dayre se bahar kuchh bhi nahi dikhai pad raha tha. Poora watavaran hi rahashmayee sa lag raha tha.
“ ye…. Tum mujhe kahan le aye ho?” maine unse satte huye poochha, “ mujhe yaha pata nahi kaisa ajeeb sa mahsoos ho raha hai. Mano kai jodi ankhen mujhe ghoor rahi ho.”
“ Ye tumhare man ka waham hai Disha. Ye ashram ka sabse pavitra sthaan hai.
Yahin sabko diksha dee jati hai. Yahin par tan aur man ka suddhi karan kiya jata hai. Isi kamre me amrit ki dhara bahti hai.” Wo pata nahi kya kya bole ja rahi thi. Meri samajh me kuchh bhi nahi a raha tha. Mai bus ankhen faad faad kar us kamre ka jayja lene ki koshish kar rahi thi.
“ Kavita tumhe yahan Ashram me ghumne firne ke liye meri tarah ke wastr pahnne padenge. Bahar ke doosit wastr yahan allowed nahi hain.”
“Lekin….” Mai kuchh virodh karna chahti thi. Magar usne mere virodh ko daba diya.
“ Is ashram ke kuchh kathor usool hai. Aur ye unme se ek hai ki koi bhi vyakti bahar ke kapde pahan kar sabha sthal ke alawa kahin nahi ja sakta. Lo inhe pahan lo. Dekho maine bhi to pahan rakha hai. Isme jhijhakne jaisi to koi baat hi nahi hai.” Usne kaha.
Mai ab bhi kuchh kuchh hichkicha rahi thi. Meri hichkichahat ko dekhte huye Ratna ji ne kaha. “ ghabrao nahi tumne dekha nahi yaha maujood sare admi aur aurat isi tarah ka wastr pahante hai. Chalo apne sare wastr utar kar mujhe de do. Mai unhe samhal kar rakh deti hoon. Wapas jate samay hum isi kamre me akar apne wastr pahan lenge.”
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“ Mai abhi ati hoon do minute wait karo.” Kahkar Ratnaji ek vishal darwaje se andar chali gayee. Mai wahan baithe huye deewaron par bane huye patthar se tarashe huye devi devtaon ki murtiyan dekh rahi thi. Mujhe lag raha tha ki pata nahi mai kis lok me a gayee hoon. Sare Ashramwasi gerue rang ke labade pahne huye the. jo age se khulte the. ye wastr kamar par kisi night gown ki tarah ek dori se kase huye the.
Wahan kuchh aurten bhi dikhi wo bhi isi tarah ke wastr me thin. Chalne firne se unke wastr samne se khul jate the aur unki janghon ka kafi hissa samne se dikhne lagta tha.
Mai apni najren idhar udhar daudane lagi. Maine dekha ki wahan jitni bhi murtiyan nakkasi ki huyi thi wo Ajanta ya Khajuraho ki murtiyon ki tarah kaam ras me doobi huyi thi. Mard aur aurat sex ke alag alag pose me dikh rahe the. Tasveeren jo deewaar par lagi thi wo bhi kafi uttejak aur kamuk thi. Har or kaam ras bikhra pada tha. Mai un sab ko dekh kar wahan ke rahne walo ke rahan sahan ke bare me sochne lagi.
Tabhi ek admi ek tray me sharbat jaisa koi pey pradarth le aya. Rang se Rooh Afza ki tarah dikh raha tha. Usne mujhe jhuk kar namaskar kiya aur tray samne ki. Maine Use sharbat samajh kar ek glass le liya. Usme se bahut bheeni bheeni sugandh a rajhi thi.. Maine us glass ko lekar usme se ek ghoont sip kiya. Sheetal pey ka swad bada hi ajeeb tha. Waisa nasheela swaad maine kabhi nahi chakha tha. Ek ghoont peete hi man jhoom utha.
“ Ye kaun sa sharbat hai?” maine poochha.
“ Ye Ek khaas ayurvedic pey hai. Khas khas jadi bootiyon se bana hai ye. Is ashram me jo bhi mehman ata hai unka swagat isi pey se kiya jata hai. Yahan chai ya cold drinks to milegi nahi. Aapko isse hi kaam chalana padega. Aapko pasand nahi aya?” Usne poochha. Uske is tarah poochhne se mai hadbada gayee aur ek jhatke me poora glass khali kar diya.
Mujhe is tarah hadbada kar peeta dekh wo muskurata huya palta aur andar chala gaya. Uski mahak kafi der tak mere nathuno me bhari rahi. Use peen eke baad mai apne badan ko bahut halka mahsoos karne lagi.
Koi dus minute baad Ratna ji wapas ayee. Wo bhi apne wastr khol kar usi tarah ke geruye wastr pahan kar ayee thi. Unke hath me bhi ek waisa hi labada tha jaisa unhon ne pahan rakha tha. Unhe ate dekh mai uth khadi hui.
“Kya hua aap apne kapde change kar ayee?’ maine unse poochha magar unhon ne mere sawal ka koi jawab dene ki jaroorat nahi mahsoos ki.
“aao..” kahakar Ratna ji ne mera hath pakad kar apne saath us darwaje se andar le gayee.. Samne ek corridor tha jiske doosri or kale kanch ka ek aur darwaja tha usme pravesh karte hi darwaja apne aap peechhe band ho gaya. Hum ek kamre me the Kamre ke andar ghup andhera tha. Kuchh bhi dikhai nahi de raha tha. Maine ghabra kar Ratna ji ki kalayee ko sakhti se thaam liya.
Tabhi Ratna ji ne hath badha kar ek switch on kiya to chhat se latakta hua ek conical shade ke andar ka bulb jal utha. Uski tej roshni Hamare charon or ek gol circle bana rahi thi. Roshni itni tej thi ki hamari ankhen chondhiya gayee thi.
Wo bulb sir se koi 4-5 feet upar laga hua tha. Us roshni ke gol dayre ke bahar ghup andhera tha. Ratna ne mujhe kheench kar us roshni ke dayre ke beech me khada kar diya. Kamre me charon or ghup andhera tha us dayre se bahar kuchh bhi nahi dikhai pad raha tha. Poora watavaran hi rahashmayee sa lag raha tha.
“ ye…. Tum mujhe kahan le aye ho?” maine unse satte huye poochha, “ mujhe yaha pata nahi kaisa ajeeb sa mahsoos ho raha hai. Mano kai jodi ankhen mujhe ghoor rahi ho.”
“ Ye tumhare man ka waham hai Disha. Ye ashram ka sabse pavitra sthaan hai.
Yahin sabko diksha dee jati hai. Yahin par tan aur man ka suddhi karan kiya jata hai. Isi kamre me amrit ki dhara bahti hai.” Wo pata nahi kya kya bole ja rahi thi. Meri samajh me kuchh bhi nahi a raha tha. Mai bus ankhen faad faad kar us kamre ka jayja lene ki koshish kar rahi thi.
“ Kavita tumhe yahan Ashram me ghumne firne ke liye meri tarah ke wastr pahnne padenge. Bahar ke doosit wastr yahan allowed nahi hain.”
“Lekin….” Mai kuchh virodh karna chahti thi. Magar usne mere virodh ko daba diya.
“ Is ashram ke kuchh kathor usool hai. Aur ye unme se ek hai ki koi bhi vyakti bahar ke kapde pahan kar sabha sthal ke alawa kahin nahi ja sakta. Lo inhe pahan lo. Dekho maine bhi to pahan rakha hai. Isme jhijhakne jaisi to koi baat hi nahi hai.” Usne kaha.
Mai ab bhi kuchh kuchh hichkicha rahi thi. Meri hichkichahat ko dekhte huye Ratna ji ne kaha. “ ghabrao nahi tumne dekha nahi yaha maujood sare admi aur aurat isi tarah ka wastr pahante hai. Chalo apne sare wastr utar kar mujhe de do. Mai unhe samhal kar rakh deti hoon. Wapas jate samay hum isi kamre me akar apne wastr pahan lenge.”
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