🎧 Part 9: “वापस आने वाले पाँव”
Sanchita ki kahani sunne ke baad,
gaon me ek hi naam ghoom raha tha —
Pandit Rudra Nath.
Kehte the, usne kabhi Maha-mukti vidya seekhi thi,
jo atmaon ko bandhan se chhuda sakti thi.
Pandit ji Narakpur ke purane shiv mandir me rehte the —
jahaan ke charon taraf wahi kaale ped khade the,
jinhe log “Sanchita ke sawari” kehte the.
Ek shaam, jab suraj khoon jaisa laal tha,
Pandit ji ne teen logon ke saath milkar
wo diary dhoondh nikalne ka faisla kiya —
jo Sanchita ne zameen ke neeche dafan ki thi.
Raat ke 2:00 baje —
hawa ruk gayi thi.
Pandit ji ne mantra shuru kiya:
“Om trayambakam yajamahe... mrityor mukshiya maamritat…”
Jaisi hi unhone diary kholi,
uske page khud hilne lage —
aur likha aaya:
“Raat 2:13 – Last Boarding Begins.”
Zameen hilne lagi.
Pedon ke niche se pairon ki awaz aayi —
jaise koi mitti me se nikal kar chal raha ho.
Teeno log bhaag gaye,
par Pandit ji ruk gaye —
unhone diary band kar di aur bola:
“Main tujhe mukti dilaane aaya hoon, Sanchita!”
Tabhi ek thandi hawa ke saath ek aurat ki awaaz aayi —
aawaaz me dard tha,
par uske har shabd me jalta hua vachan.
“Raghav wapas nahi aaya Pandit…
ab koi nahi aayega.”
Zameen ke andar se train ka horn gunja —
aur Pandit ji ke pair ke paas ek rail ki line ug gayi.
Lohe ki patri, dhuaan, aur halki si chamak.
Pandit ji ne trishul uthaya aur patri todne ki koshish ki —
par wo patri unke pairon me ghus gayi.
Wo cheekh ke gire…
aur unke haath se diary zameen par gir gayi.
Diary khul gayi — aur likha aaya:
“Rudra Nath – Boarding Confirmed.”
Us din ke baad,
mandir ke paas ek naya ped ug gaya,
aur logon ne dekha,
uske trunk pe trishul ka nishan tha.
Aur tab se har raat,
us ped ke niche pairon ke nishaan dikhte hain —
jo mandir se station tak jaate hain…
phir wapas nahi milte.
Kehte hain,
ye wahi “वापस आने वाले पाँव” hain —
jo har saal kisi naye musafir ko
Narakpur Express tak le jaate hain.
Train ab bhi chalti hai…
2:13 pe horn bajta hai…
aur Sanchita ki awaaz goonjti hai —
“Platform clear hai...
अगला यात्री तैयार है…”
🌑 रात का अनुष्ठान
